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Russia offers new types of radio frequency weapons

26 October 2001



At the recentMaritime and Aerospace Exhibition LIMA 2001 held in Langkawi in Malaysia, Russia demonstrated two radio frequency weapons, the Ranets-E and the Rosa-E.

Research and development of the weapons, which is based on the assumption that it is possible to disable not only guidance systems of high precision weapons, but also their electric circuits by generating certain levels of electromagnetic radiation began in the late 1990s. The State arms exporter Rosoboronexport, then called Rosvooruzheniye, initiated the export-oriented research.

The co-operation between the state arms exporter and military researchers resulted in the preparation of two commercially oriented projects, Ranets-E and Rosa-E, which can be offered to potential clients.

The Ranets-E project involves the creation of a mobile radio frequency defense system against high precision weapons. The system consists of an antenna system, a high-capacity power generator, control and measuring equipment, and an energy supply sub-system. Ranets-E can be installed on a stationary or mobile base.

Its output capacity exceeds 500 megawatts; Ranets-E works in the centimetre wave frequency-range and produces impulses of 10-20 nanoseconds. Rosoboronexport claims the Ranets-E radio frequency 'cannon' is can incapacitate an enemy's high precision weapons out to a range of 10 kilometres in a 60-degree-angle sector. The system is expected to disable missiles' guidance and electric systems.

Rosa-E is designed to bring down enemy's radar systems. It has a range of 500 kilometres. Rosa-E can be installed in an aircraft when produced in a modified casing weighing 600-1,500 kilograms. Rosa-E's input capacity is 50-100 kilowatts, its output capacity is 5-10 k…

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Lockheed Martin wins the JSF competition





26 October 2001

Lockheed Martin's JSF design has won the richest defence contract ever. The System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase announced today is worth $200 million to the company, and the total build of 3000 plus aircraft for the United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force is likely to be worth $2 billion, with export potential of a similar amount.

Lockheed Martin's X-35 demonstrator on its first flight
The US Under Secretary of Defense Edward (Pete) Aldridge made the announcement this afternoon at a press conference at the Pentagon. To emphasis the UK's participation in the programme, he was accompanied by Lord (Willy) Bach, UK's Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence He was accompanied by Secretary of the Air Force James Roche, and Secretary of the Navy Gordon England.

Relief in Fort Worth is equalled by gloom in St Louis in where the passing of fighter aircraft production must be a strong probability.

In response to a question about the possibility of sharing production Aldridge said it was for the prime contractor to decide if there was a role for Boeing, the losing contender, in a development of the programme. However, he emphasised that the 'winn…

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