Vehicle-mounted omnidirectional FPV jammercombat-provenpartial data
Volnorez
Волнорез, Breakwater
Magnet-mounted jammer dome that puts a small radio-jamming bubble around a tank against FPV drones.
$3,800 Sold online in Russia for 350,000 rubles (about $3,800); a Russian milblogger estimated component cost at 50,000 to 60,000 rubles.
| Maker | Not publicly identified (Russian) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russia |
| Built | Russia |
| First combat | 2023, on T-80BVM tanks in Ukraine |
| Weight | 13 kg |
| Max range | 0.6 km |
| Guidance | None: always-on omnidirectional barrage jamming |
| Bands | Reported 900 to 2,000 MHz; each unit jams one band chosen from about 20 channels |
| RF power | 30 W |
| Endurance | Vehicle power; about 70 W draw, works only with engine or auxiliary power running |
| Mount | vehicle (magnet mount on armour) |
Range is claimed at 600 to 1,000 m; Armada International reports over 600 m. Forbes says it weighs 28 lb (12.7 kg); Army Recognition says 13 kg. Russian and Ukrainian teardowns reported poor build quality, overheating and a blind cone above the unit, so these are critical secondhand claims. Ukrainian troops captured one in packaging in Kursk in August 2024.
Sources (10)
- Russians Complain About Their Overpriced, Useless Drone Jammers (Forbes, David Hambling, 22 Feb 2024; read via Internet Archive copy) (weight_kg)
- Russians Complain About Their Overpriced, Useless Drone Jammers (Forbes, David Hambling, 22 Feb 2024; read via Internet Archive copy) (power_w)
- Russians Complain About Their Overpriced, Useless Drone Jammers (Forbes, David Hambling, 22 Feb 2024; read via Internet Archive copy) (range_km)
- Russians Complain About Their Overpriced, Useless Drone Jammers (Forbes, David Hambling, 22 Feb 2024; read via Internet Archive copy) (unit_cost_usd)
- Russians Complain About Their Overpriced, Useless Drone Jammers (Forbes, David Hambling, 22 Feb 2024; read via Internet Archive copy) (endurance)
- Russia deploys tank-mounted Volnorez jammers in Ukraine (Unmanned Airspace, 25 Sep 2023) (frequency_bands)
- Russia deploys tank-mounted Volnorez jammers in Ukraine (Unmanned Airspace, 25 Sep 2023) (first_combat)
- Vehicle Mounted Jammers Counter Suicide Drones (Armada International, Dec 2023) (range_km)
- Secret Russian Volnorez anti-drone EW system discovered by Ukrainian troops (Army Recognition) (weight_kg)
- Ukraine Captures Russia's Advanced Volnorez EW System in Kursk Raid (Newsweek, 15 Aug 2024) (notes)
No freely licensed photograph found. The drawing above is the reference.
