MOSCOW. July 15 (Interfax) - Electronic warfare servicemen have drilled protecting a convoy on the march from radio-controlled mines and combat drones used by sabotage groups in a special tactical exercise in the Amur region, Russia's Eastern Military District said on Wednesday.
"Electronic warfare servicemen set up a mobile zone closed for radio communication by installing the Lesochek small-size jamming stations on military hardware," the district said in a statement contained by Interfax.
The 'radio umbrella' helped thwart an attack of a drone carrying a dummy grenade. "Moreover, dummy radio-controlled mines planted along the convoy's route were neutralized. The tactics is based on the experience of present-day military conflicts," the statement said.
The exercise involved more than 600 servicemen and 60 units of military and special hardware, it said.
According to open sources, the Lesochek electronic warfare system is designed to protect servicemen from radio-controlled mines and other attack means that use radio frequencies. The system can be used to set up 'silence zone' for cellular phones, thus ensuring anti-terrorist security of large-scale events.
Thanks to its small size, the Lesochek system can be used not only on board of vehicles but can also be man-portable. The Lesochek significantly exceeds the potential of previous similar systems in terms of efficiency and convenience, as it uses thrice as broad working frequencies range and new jamming methods.