Russia signed a contract with Egypt to supply aircraft defense complexes "President-S"

Zgirovskaya Ekaterina
12.25.2015, 20:42

http://www.gazeta.ru/army/2015/12/25/7992185.shtml

IL-96-300PU (M) - the plane of President of the Russian Federation, equipped with airborne defense "President-S"

Russia will soon begin supplying Egypt with airborne defense system for aircraft and helicopters "President-S". Manufacturer said on Friday that the contract is already signed. "Times" says, that Russia will protect Egypt's aircrafts.

Cairo and Moscow have reached an agreement for the supply of more than a hundred airborne aircraft defense systems "President-S", journalists were told on Friday by First Deputy Director General of the development of a "Radio-electronic technology" complex Igor Nasenkov.

The developers explained that the on-board defense complex of aircraft must ensure effective action against missiles with infrared and optical homing.

"The system counteracts to the ground-to-air missiles and man-portable air defense systems', - the concern.

Aviation electronic countermeasures system "President-S" is to detect threats to the plane or helicopter, on which it is installed, and protect it from attacks by fighters, anti-aircraft missile and anti-aircraft air defense artillery systems both ground and sea-based.

Protection of such a system is relevant for the military and civilian aircraft. In an emergency, "President-S" is capable of disrupting the anti-aircraft missiles and knock it off course. Such a system probably could have saved from the rocket complex "Buk" downing on 17 July 2014 over the Donbas (Ukraine) passenger jet Boeing MH17.

The "President" was presented at the international level at the 2010 Paris Salon Eurosatory, ant that was followed at the Russian MAKS-2011 airshow in Zhukovsky, London Farnborough in 2012 and the French Le Bourget in 2013. The fact that the on-board aircraft security system can be exported to Egypt, was reported by Nasenkov in November on the exhibition Dubai Airshow 2015. He then noted that "in the work is a pre-contract on the supply of the complex to Cairo, as well as to Algeria."

On Friday, Deputy KRET confirmed the signing of a contract with Egypt: "There is a contract, and we are working within the framework of this contract. Delivery is about to begin. All our plants are now in operation in order to fulfill this obligation ", - quotes him RIA" Novosti ".

According to Tass, "more than a hundred " of such complexes the Russian Federation will export to Egypt

The cost of the complex "President-S" is determined by the type of aircraft and the customer's requirements for its protection, explained the holding. The complex is a collection of different units and devices. The equipment can be placed both inside and outside of the fuselage of an aircraft or helicopter.

Responsible for the sale of military equipment, "Rosoboronexport" asked to confirm or deny the information about the contract said: "We do not comment on this subject. Egypt is not quite an open country in this regard ", - said" Gazeta.ru "the press service of special exporter.

"President-S" functions as follows: missile launch is detected automatically, then in the different radio frequencies it emits interference, causing the homing systems of missiles to malfunction. Then, the locator munition "confuses" and redirects missile at a false target.

We tested a missile with a portable anti-aircraft missile system "Igla", created to cover units, military and civilian facilities from air attacks, as well as to destroy cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles flying as the target, and catching up with their course. Tests were carried out including the burst shooting (several missiles) on real helicopters. As the deputy head of KRET of development of the electronic warfare technology Yuri Majewski said, "all of these outstanding missiles have not reached the target, and went away from it without causing to the protected helicopter the slightest damage."

Russia already has aviation technology, with installed "President-S." This is military-transport aircraft IL-76, the latest combat helicopters Mi-28 and Ka-52 "Alligator", heavy troop-transport Mi-26, as well as the president's plane.

It is now also negotiating the installation of this complex on the board of a heavy helicopter that is created by Russia and China.

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