STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. equipped the national strike platform unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) KARGU with the Platform Integrated Jamming Solution (JINN) Electronic Warfare Pod. According to the statement made by the company, KARGU blinded enemy radars in field tests and ensured that the targets were hit successfully. JINN Electronic Warfare Podu, integrated into the national strike UAV KARGU and developed by Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering Inc.
(EHSİM), opened a safe operation corridor for KarguFPV by confusing enemy radar systems in field tests. In these tests, a KARGU platform with an integrated JINN pod detected enemy air defense radars in the target area and blinded them with DRFM (Digital Radio Frequency Memory)-based jamming techniques. While the tracking ability of radars was blunted thanks to electronic pressure, KarguFPV, loaded with armor-piercing ammunition that leaked through the security corridor, neutralized the target with precision.
The integration, whose success has been proven through field tests, turns KARGU’s operational range into a blind spot for enemy radars. JINN’s DRFM-based jamming technology produces fake radar echo signals by instantaneously copying and manipulating radar signals in the target area. While the electronic suppression process in question fills the screens of air defense systems with misleading data, other members of the KARGU family reach the target by infiltrating this secure electromagnetic corridor.
Complex and costly defense lines can be eliminated cost-effectively without risking the platforms with the digital shield provided by JINN and the precision strike capability of KARGU. The striker KARGU, known publicly as the “kamikaze UAV”, was developed by STM with domestic and national resources. KARGU, which entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in 2018, is used by various security forces in Turkey in the fight against terrorism, special operations and cross-border operations.
The user can remove the anti-personnel ammunition head from KARGU and replace the armor-piercing head, depending on the current situation in the personnel field. KARGU, which is difficult to detect in enemy territory due to its low radar cross-section feature, can be carried by a single soldier and set up in the mission area within a minute. KARGU draws attention with its artificial intelligence and image processing capabilities, its silence and its ability to deliver the explosive it carries to the target.
The system, which can operate day and night with advanced electro-optical and infrared cameras, can stay in the air for more than 30 minutes at a range of 10 kilometers. KARGU, which can also operate in a swarm, can operate independently of GNSS, without being affected by the electronic warfare environment, with the software developed by STM. “It is used in 15 countries on 4 different continents” STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz, whose views were included in the statement, stated that they are not only a drone manufacturer developing tactical level platforms, but also an advanced engineering center that fills all the gaps in the modern warfare field with its autonomy, swarm technologies, “multi-domain”, ecosystem and integration capabilities.
Stating that KARGU is in active use in 15 countries on 4 different continents, Güleryüz said: “By constantly equipping KARGU with different payloads, we produce cost-effective solutions needed in the battlefield. Following the integration of anti-personnel ammunition, armor-piercing ammunition and RF seeker head, we have completed another integration that will add competence to KARGU in the field of electronic warfare.
The integration of JINN and KARGU is not just a combination of two products, it is an ‘ecosystem’ success. Thanks to this ability, we create a digital breach in the enemy defense line by preventing the detection of friendly elements. “We are opening a new page in asymmetric warfare by neutralizing high-cost radar systems with the integrated power of our low-cost and high-tech platforms.” Source: AA
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