Technical means of air defense donald cook. The American destroyer "Donald Cook" was again subjected to a psychic attack

US Secretary of State John Kerry will personally discuss with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the situation with the Su-24 overflight near the US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea.

Concerning official representative US State Department John Kirby explained that "the Secretary of State was alerted to these flights, the incident over the USS Donald Cook, saw the footage and reports. In his opinion, they (flights) are unprofessional, almost provocative and undoubtedly dangerous."

The Americans, of course, have already stated that the behavior Russian aviation It was reckless and provocative. Recall that Russian Su-24 front-line bombers allegedly “dangerously approached” the US destroyer USS Donald Cook several times.

The latest incident took place in neutral waters Baltic Sea, where the US warship was conducting exercises jointly with other NATO members. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry noted that this situation did not pose any threat. Moscow does not understand the reason for such a painful reaction from the United States, since the flights are carried out in accordance with international rules.

A bit of history: February 12, 1988 american cruiser"Yorktown" and the destroyer "Caron" violated the border of the USSR, invading 7 miles into the territorial waters. In connection with this patrol ships The Black Sea Fleet "Selfless" and SKR-6 went to ram violators. According to experts, it was a typical show of force - the United States practices this wherever it appears. But back in time US-USSR confrontation it became clear that the Americans are good sailors, but psychologically weaker. As a rule, dying for their homeland is not included in their plans.

Hence such a painful reaction to a rebuff of any kind - for many years the US military has become accustomed to doing only what they need, regardless of the interests of others. Recall that on July 18, an American reconnaissance aircraft "flew more than 200 kilometers inside Swedish airspace, moving away from Russian fighter". At the same time, the Swedes subordinate to the United States "tried to hide the information," but the press found out about it.

There is also a known case when US Air Force aircraft violated Finnish airspace. But God forbid someone touch the true or imaginary interests of the United States - the question is immediately posed point-blank.

Although the Americans themselves understand that "Russia performs its flights in accordance with international law." This was stated by the head of the US Northern Command, Admiral William Gortney.

This statement was made due to the fact that recent times Russian Air Force resumed flights over neutral territories, including in Europe, as well as near the borders of the United States and Canada. The latter reacted extremely nervously and accused Russia of escalating tension.

According to Gortney, "we are very closely following what they are doing ... Russian pilots adhere to all international standards, which are valid for any aircraft that are over neutral territories. They fly in a professional manner, and so do we, because we follow them very closely."

Former NATO General Harald Kujat, in an interview with the German portal Web.de, also acknowledged that "Russia with its" military maneuvers "did not violate the borders of any states." Unlike the United States, from 1981 to 1983, American bombers "patrolled in the direction of Soviet airspace" several times a week, turning away only at the last moment before violating the state border. The United States itself declassified many operations of this kind. But what is allowed to Jupiter...

The Russian Ministry of Defense has already issued a statement that the Su-24 flight was carried out in accordance with all international standards. "All aircraft flights Russian videoconferencing are carried out in accordance with international standards, - said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov. “The pilots turned away from the ship in compliance with all security measures.”

"I'm rather inclined to agree with the explanations provided by representatives of the Ministry of Defense," Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, added in turn.

It is worth noting that the exchange of courtesies with "Donald Cook" does not indicate any particular tension in the region. This is rather a common practice: this is how foreign warships are escorted in other countries.

Recall that in March of this year, a detachment of as many as six NATO ships entered the Black Sea, which conducted exercises with Turkey and Romania. In May, an American missile destroyer"Ross", also to support partners - Ukraine and NATO countries. The destroyer Jason Dunham, armed with cruise missiles, also visited here with a menacing look.

And the crew of the US Navy destroyer "Donald Cook", apparently, will not soon forget the previous close acquaintance with the Russian Su-24, which not only flew up to "greet" the ship 11 times, but also, in the meantime, turned off the entire "Aegis" with which it is equipped super destroyer.

According to a senior Navy officer, "the NATO fleet does not pose a real threat, it is, let's say, pressure on the Russian Federation, support for Ukraine. Those combat units that are in the water area, even if they wanted to, could not cause significant damage to the Black Sea Fleet or territory Russia - moreover, in the event of aggression against Russia, their lifetime would be 5-10 minutes." That is, it is possible to shoot down ... But the result will be obviously tragic for everyone.

According to the data received, on April 12, 2014, the following happened in the waters of the Black Sea. The Russian flew 12 times over the USS Donald Cook at sea, simulating a combat attack. Despite the fact that, according to some reports, the bomber was not armed, he used electronic warfare, completely turning off all the destroyer's air defenses. Which not only prevented bringing everything into combat readiness, but also completely demoralized the entire marine crew.

What happened

Donald Cook - destroyer with guided missile weapons, which are based on Tomahawk cruise missiles, capable of carrying not only conventional, but also nuclear charges and hitting their target at a distance of up to 2,500 kilometers.

The Su-24 is a Russian front-line bomber, which is used to deliver missile and bomb strikes in any weather conditions with accurate destruction of ground and air targets. By the way, during the victory parade in Yekaterinburg, one of the modifications of such a bomber was involved.

Donald Cook went to the Black Sea to maintain peace and stability in the region, according to the US representative. The ship was moving along the sea border of Russia, which is why the Russian military considered these actions provocative and sent bombers to meet them. The main goal was to make it clear to American sailors that it was not worth crossing our maritime border.

During a simple overflight of the SU-24 on April 12, 2014 in the Black Sea over Donald Cook, the pilots used electronic warfare equipment, completely extinguishing all the destroyer's equipment and simulating an attack. Having performed these actions as many as 12 times, the pilots turned back to the base, and only after they disappeared on the horizon did the ship's equipment work. The destroyer, all this time, could only stand and do nothing.

Consequences and comments

Such an action, committed by Russian pilots on April 12, 2014, completely demoralized the crew of Donald Cook at sea. After all, the destroyer itself is a powerful enough ship, and such a target as an ordinary SU-24 bomber does not pose a danger to it. However, in our case, the Americans were powerless, although they acted in accordance with the charter. The sailors were completely demoralized, because their warship, designed to deal with such targets, was completely devoid of combat capability. It was this fact that led to the dismissal of 27 crew members, who were at that moment at sea, the destroyer Donald Cook. As the main reason for dismissal, they all indicated the unwillingness to endanger their lives.

As for the comments from the government of the Russian Federation, as it turned out later, V.V. Putin did not give an order to use means of suppression and electronic warfare. All this happened at the initiative of the Russian pilots themselves. But, thus showing superiority over US forces, no serious measures were taken against the pilots. But the Ministry of Defense did not comment on the event either.

The US State Department admitted that the crew of the American destroyer "Donald Cook" was demoralized after meeting with the Russian Su-24 bomber, which did not have bombs and missiles on board. We learned why this happened and what else Russia has inspiring.

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On April 10, the American destroyer "Donald Cook" entered the Black Sea. On April 12, a Russian Su-24 bomber overflew the destroyer. On April 14, after an ordinary, in general, incident - our planes do not very regularly approach the ships of a potential enemy in neutral waters - the Pentagon made an extremely emotional statement, accusing Russia of violating its own traditions and international treaties. It was mentioned that the crew of the "Donald Cook" was demoralized after the meeting with the bomber, a number of media reported that 27 American sailors had written reports about their dismissal from the fleet. What scared the crew of the destroyer so much?

"Donald Cook" is not a rusty submarine "Zaporozhye" for you, but a destroyer of the US Navy fourth generation, whose main weapon is guided missiles. This is the most massive post-war ship with a displacement of more than 5000 tons: 62 units have been built since 1988, 13 more are planned. cruise missiles"Tomahawk" with a range of up to 2500 kilometers, capable of carrying nuclear charges. In the normal and strike versions, the destroyer is equipped with 56 or 96 such missiles, respectively.

The 380 people who make up the crew of the ship are well protected. The combat posts of the "Donald Cook" are surrounded by Kevlar - 130 tons of this expensive but durable material goes to each ship. The small superstructure is covered with a material that absorbs radar radiation. Below the waterline, the destroyer is protected by armor made of high-strength magnesium-aluminum alloys. To reduce underwater noise, air is supplied to the edges of the propellers. As a result, a cloud of bubbles is formed, which distorts and smoothes the hydroacoustic "portrait" of the ship.

Finally, the Donald Cook is equipped with the latest Aegis combat information and control system - among other things, it combines the air defense systems of all ships on which it is installed into a common network, allowing you to simultaneously track and fire hundreds of targets. On the edges of the destroyer's superstructure are four huge universal radar antennas, replacing several conventional radars. Together with "Tomahawks" in universal launchers on the bow and on the stern, fifty anti-aircraft guided missiles of various classes are waiting in the wings.

It would seem that the appearance of such a ship in the Black Sea should cause shock and awe. And so it happened, just not from the other side. The Russian Su-24 front-line bomber that flew to Donald Cook did not have bombs or missiles on board. Under the fuselage hung one container with the Khibiny electronic warfare system. Having approached the destroyer, the Khibiny turned off its radar, combat control circuits, data transmission systems - in short, they turned off the entire Aegis, just like we turn off the TV by pressing a button on the remote control. After that, the Su-24 simulated a missile attack on the blinded and deafened ship. Then another and another - a total of 12 times.

When the bomber had left, the "Donald Cook" hurried to the Romanian port to put her nerves in order. More he to Russian waters did not come close. The Americans are accustomed from afar, being in complete safety, to grind with missiles poorly armed detachments of some desert partisans. And if that doesn't work, they don't play.

Soldiers of the invisible front

The more complex the electronic system, the easier it is to disrupt its operation by methods and means of electronic warfare. - said the head of the research electronic warfare center and evaluating the effectiveness of reducing the visibility of the air force academy Vladimir Balybin. - To win modern war, it is not enough to achieve air supremacy. It is also necessary to ensure information superiority.

In addition to the Khibiny, the domestic military-industrial complex produces many different devices that can discourage both regular enemy units and bandits with terrorists. The Airborne Forces began to receive Infauna complexes. Installed on an armored personnel carrier or other military equipment, the complex finds and jams enemy radio communications in the HF and VHF bands, and "lulls" remotely controlled land mines. They will certainly explode - but after the Russian military column passes over them and retires to a safe distance.

The "Infauna" has one more function - optical sensors placed on the sides of the vehicle detect flashes of shots and give the command to set up a smoke screen that shelters the column from fire. The Judoist information security complex, among other things, finds and neutralizes electronic devices that have connected to data transmission channels without authorization.

The product "Lesochek" performs the same functions as the "Infauna", but is much more compact - it can be carried in a backpack or suitcase. With such a case, it is convenient to go to important business negotiations - the most advanced security service will not be able to eavesdrop on them. For businessmen, there is a civilian version of "Lesochka" - it can be mounted in the trunk of a Mercedes.

If in the UAZ of General Romanov in 1995 in Grozny the product "Lesochek" worked, undermining the car of the commander internal troops could not have happened, - said Balybin.

The Borisoglebsk-2 complex forms the basis of the electronic protection of tactical formations of the Russian army. It includes an automated control point and four types of jamming stations - in a single algorithm, they find sources of enemy activity on the air and jam them.

The Zhitel device finds and blocks satellite and cell phones, GPS-navigation subscriber complexes. It proved its effectiveness during the conflict in South Ossetia, disorienting Georgian drones. In Chechnya, the head of the electronic warfare department of the Voronezh Air Force Academy, Vladimir Khrolikov, fought terrorists:

We had tracking stations all over the territory. As soon as there was activity on the air, we made a notch and passed it on to the gunners. Dzhokhar Dudayev, as you know, was destroyed by a missile aimed at the signal of his satellite phone. in Grozny electronic warfare specialists neutralized radio-controlled land mines rolled into asphalt.

Re-equipment of Russia's strategic nuclear forces with the latest electronic warfare equipment is proceeding at an accelerated pace, said Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. If the army and navy as a whole are re-equipped by 70 percent by 2020, then the strategic potential EW will be updated to 100 percent.

Electronic warfare equipment is what allows our smart weapons to operate, and someone else's smart weapons to fall asleep. And that's right, - said the vice-premier.

A new ritual of meeting uninvited guests is a repeated flight by a combat aircraft of the Russian Air Force. A polite reminder of who is the boss on the Black Sea. Next time, another polite plane will arrive with polite missiles. The Black Sea is the Russian Sea. For centuries!

"The Su-24 bomber flew several times in close proximity to the US Navy destroyer Donald Cook, which entered the waters of the Black Sea on April 12. This is reported by Reuters with reference to Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren. According to him, the plane is at a low altitude made 12 passes over the "Donald Cook" at a time when she was in the northern part of the Black Sea.

In connection with the keen interest of the public in the topic of the Navy and, in particular, in the incident with the overflight of the American destroyer, I propose detailed overview the current situation with a description of the possibilities of both parties. What threat could the bomber and destroyer pose to each other? What is this "Cook" capable of, and what is the danger of its appearance on the very shores of Russia?

USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

Aegis guided missile destroyer - the 25th ship of the " Orly Burke". Belongs to the obsolete "sub-series II". Bookmark date - 1996, launching - 1997, acceptance into the fleet - 1998. Currently assigned to the naval base of Rota (Mediterranean coast of Spain).

The ship is small - 154 meters in length, the total displacement is about 9000 tons. Regular crew - 280 people. The cost of the destroyer is a billion dollars in 1996 prices.

Cook is famous for being the first to launch a missile at Iraq on a March night in 2003.

Thus, a modest destroyer is capable of carrying the entire range missile weapons, which is in service with the US Navy (with the exception of ballistic missiles submarine-based). The number and type of missiles can vary in any proportion, increasing the number of strike or defensive weapons. The composition of the ammunition load is determined by the current task.

This is an extremely powerful and versatile ship, whose strike capabilities surpass those of any cruisers and destroyers in other countries. Even those who are much larger than Cook. There are no analogues to this ship in the Russian Navy yet.

However, do not overestimate the American destroyer. Its strike capabilities are great, but limited by the only format of warfare "fleet against coast". High-precision Tomahawk SLCMs are good for attacking the most important military and civilian infrastructure in the depths of enemy territory, but they cannot help the destroyer in sea combat (the BGM-109B TASM anti-ship version of the Tomahawk was decommissioned 10 years ago). Before the advent of promising LRASM, the only anti-ship weapons destroyer "Cook" to date, there are 4 small-sized subsonic anti-ship missiles "Harpoon", located in the stern of the ship.

"Donald Cook" and british ship RFA Wave Ruler

And yet, Orly Burke-class super destroyers were not designed to launch Tomahawks at those who disagree with White House policy. The main "chip" of these ships has always been the "Aegis" ("Aegis") - a combat information and control system that linked all the means of detection, communication, fire control and damage control of the ship into a single information space. In fact, the destroyer "Donald Cook" is a marine combat robot capable of making decisions and exchanging information with other ships like it without any participation of living people.

Such an intelligent and high-speed system was created to solve one, the most important and responsible task - to ensure effective air defense of formations. Powerful air defense platforms for protecting aircraft carriers and escorting convoys on the high seas.

Included with the "Aegis" is certainly a multifunctional radar AN / SPY-1. A masterpiece of the US electronics industry, capable of detecting missiles flying above the water itself and observing satellites in near-Earth orbits. This is the problem with SPY-1 - it turned out to be impossible to effectively solve such different tasks with the help of a single radar. And if with discovery spacecraft there are no problems, then the capabilities of the Aegis destroyers to repel attacks of anti-ship missiles look frankly doubtful.

The Aegis + SPY-1 bundle looked like a very innovative solution for 1983, but by now this system is completely outdated. You can name at least five modern maritime systems that are superior to Aegis in the field of solving air defense problems.

As a result, the super destroyer "Cook" (like any of its 62 twins) was not able to perform the first of its tasks.

And the only terrible trophy of the Aegis system in all 30 years of its operation was an IranAir passenger airliner, which the CICS erroneously identified as an F-14 fighter.

With such an "outstanding" air defense system, the American Aegis destroyers are hardly worth entering the Black Sea at all. Where the entire water area is shot through by coastal missile systems and coastal aviation, capable of "slamming" an American tin can with one blow. A lone American ship is not serious.

Is it really an explosion on board the destroyer?
Alas, just a rocket launch from the aft UVP

minders

"Cook" passes the Bosphorus

Surely, many regretted that the destroyer was flown not by the snow-white Tu-22M missile carrier and not the latest Su-34 bomber, but only by the modest 24th Sukharik. frontline bomber with a variable sweep wing, adopted for service in the distant 70s. However, even this was more than enough. The Pentagon press office erupted in angry accusations of provocation and "unprofessional actions" Russian pilots. The Russian public also reacted with a flurry of derisive and jocular comments in the style of "Yankee, go home!"

On Saturday, the fighter flew up to a distance of a thousand yards (about a kilometer) to the destroyer at an altitude of about 500 feet (150 meters). The fighter had no weapons. The ship's commander issued several radio warnings. The maneuvers ended without any incident.

In general, it is worth recognizing that this episode does not make sense from a military point of view. Su-24 is not a German dive bomber "Stuka". He doesn't need to approach the target at a distance of a thousand yards. Outside the twenty-first century. The era of high-precision weapons. The main method of warfare has become remote, in which the weapons operator does not see the enemy in person.

Approaching an opponent's warship Peaceful time also does not give any reason to discuss the current situation. The incident took place in neutral waters, where everyone is free to be where he pleases. Another thing is that an American destroyer arrived in the Black Sea - the sphere of Russia's primordial interests, where the appearance of strangers is not welcome and is even specially limited by the Montreux Convention.

The Russian bomber "passed" the American ship at low level 12 times. And this is also a sign.

The only countermeasure that could be used by the Aegis destroyer was to shoot down the aircraft. Like the mentioned Iranian airliner in 1988. Of course, it was categorically impossible to do this in this situation - I had to endure ridicule and, as if nothing had happened, take refuge in territorial waters Romania.

It is useless to look for any sense in the actions of the Su-24 crew from a military point of view. “Combat sortie”, “attack rehearsal”, “Su-24 revealed the position of an enemy ship” - this is not about him. Combat missions are carried out according to a different scheme - detection with longest range, launching missiles and immediate departure to low altitude, beyond the radio horizon of the ship. Where the SPY-1 radar can't see it. In combat conditions, “going breastfeeding” on Aegis missiles is a beautiful, but not the most prudent act

The twelvefold flyby of the Donald Cook was purely demonstrative. To moderate the bellicose fervor of the Pentagon, which sent the fifth warship to the region this year, apparently believing that the Black Sea has the right to be called African American. The Russian side needed to demonstrate its determination. To show the whole world that we are closely following the development of the situation in the Black Sea, and if necessary... However, our "partners" understood everything and retreated.

We still don't have anti-tank missiles third generation
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COMPARING MI-28 AND APAC

Consider combat capabilities helicopter Mi-28N, which are determined by the electronic filling. The effectiveness of reconnaissance and weapon control depends on it.
The adoption of any model should be accompanied by an assessment of its effectiveness and a comparison of combat capabilities with an analogue of the enemy. Let's try to make such a comparison in relation to the Mi-28N and AN-64 Apache.
The Mi-28N helicopter is designed to destroy ground and air targets. The analysis of the process of destroying armored vehicles with the help of Shturm-SM ATGM deserves special attention. In this situation, the use of a missile laser beam guidance system is extremely dangerous, since the total time for a visual search for a ground target and missile control is much longer than the reaction time of modern means military air defense enemy.
Reaction time refers to the time from helicopter detection to departure anti-aircraft missile With launcher, which for a short-range anti-aircraft missile and gun complex is 4–10 s. The Mi-28N is most dangerous when firing at a distance of 6 km, which requires an increase in flight altitude to ensure reliable visual contact with the target. With the price of a helicopter equal to the price of three or four Abrams, the Shturm-SM missile in the conditions of foreign military air defense systems will not solve the problem of hitting targets, taking into account the efficiency-cost criterion
Taking into account the firing range of 6 km for the Shturm-SM missile, the time to complete a combat mission will always exceed the reaction time of military air defense, which will lead to the defeat of the Mi-28N. Taking into account that during the creation of the Shturm-SM missile, the option of hitting the M1A2 SEP tank equipped with SAZ was not worked out, it is difficult to believe about serious indicators of the effectiveness of hitting the Abrams.
The main drawback of the Mi-28N is its outdated weapons, which are not capable of hitting targets without entering the enemy’s military air defense zone. These helicopters in the ranks army aviation unlikely to make a significant contribution to air support ground forces. This applies to all Mi helicopters with Shturm-SM missiles.
The avionics of the Apache Longbow helicopter and the homing head (GOS) of the Hellfire missiles were developed under conditions high level development of radio-electronic and other technologies. The Hellfire ATGM has been constantly upgraded and has gone from a second-generation missile (AGM-114A) with a semi-active laser seeker to a third-generation missile (AGM-114L) using a radar seeker. When creating the Longbow ATGM complex, a significant reduction in the time spent by a helicopter under aimed enemy fire when aiming missiles was pursued due to highly intelligent avionics and the ability to launch salvo missiles at a cluster of armored vehicles. “