May 30, 2024 · In spring 2022, it was learned that several foreign countries would transfer 155 mm caliber M982 Excalibur guided artillery shells to Ukraine. Deliveries of these products began a few weeks after the first reports.

On 14 November 2023, the UK MoD reported that Russia has increased its production of 152mm Krasnopol shells. These shells are laser guided however they are affected by winter weather, with clouds able to stop any laser guidance.

May 24, 2024 · Russia’s jamming of the guidance systems of modern Western weapons, including Excalibur GPS-guided artillery shells and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which can fire some...

Oct 31, 2023 · Russian forces in southern Ukraine installed a powerful radio-jammer designed to interfere with the signals that help to direct GPS-guided munitions and drones.

Mar 18, 2025 · Most Russian glide bombs use a UMPK precision guidance kit, which relies on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) signals from Russia’s GLONASS satellite system, the Russian constellation of ...

May 30, 2024 · Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems have shown significant capabilities in jamming advanced U.S.-supplied munitions such as the Excalibur guided artillery shell and HIMARS missiles. Notable systems involved in these efforts include: R-330Zh Zhitel: This mobile EW system can jam GPS signals across a broad range of frequencies (100 MHz to 2 GHz).

Jun 1, 2024 · Russia's interference with the guidance systems of modern Western weapons, including Excalibur GPS-guided artillery shells and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), has severely undermined Ukraine's defense capabilities.

Nov 19, 2024 · During Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent that both sides are able to widely distribute signal jammers that lead guided weapons and drones astray. And a daily global...

Kitolov, ("Китолов" - "Whale hunter") shells are Russian laser-guided mortar and howitzer shells with the Malakhit automated artillery fire control system, which is able to attack stationary and moving targets with a top attack mode.

Mar 24, 2025 · The Western-Made Electronics Powering Russia’s Deadly Glide Bombs Through Shell Companies Sanctions were meant to choke Russia’s war machine—but Western microchips are still guiding its bombs. Despite sweeping restrictions, Russia keeps finding ways to import foreign technology critical to producing one of its most lethal weapons: glide ...