Russia upgrades Shahed navigation to blunt Ukrainian electronic warfare
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Росія системно модернізує шахеди (Photo: Сергій Флеш/Telegram)
Russia has upgraded navigation systems on Shahed-type drones
to reduce the impact of Ukrainian electronic warfare, Serhii “Flash”
Beskrestnov, a nonstaff presidential adviser on defense technology development
and a radio technology expert, said
on Sept. 12.
Beskrestnov said Russia upgraded the inertial navigation
systems on its attack drones several weeks ago. He noted that not all
jet-powered Shahed drones attacking Kyiv use online control. Some use satellite
navigation alongside conventional inertial guidance systems.
Beskrestnov also said Shahed drones could be equipped with
20-element CRPA antennas instead of 16-element versions as early as this month.
He said Russia’s VNIIR Progress plans to begin producing 24-element antennas in
2027.
Flash said Russia is systematically upgrading Shahed drones
across multiple areas. He assessed that the changes could also affect the use
of Russia’s Banderol and Dan-T cruise missiles, which lack online control and
use satellite and inertial navigation.
The expert said electronic warfare remains one possible way
to counter such missiles.
In June, Beskrestnov said Russian businesses were purchasing
components to produce another 300–400 Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare
systems designed to disrupt Starlink satellite communications. He said the
systems are manufactured in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
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