China Reveals Anti-drone Electromagnetic System at Airshow China 2024

A model of a self-propelled electromagnetic microwave system for suppressing small-sized FPV drone swarms, as well as aircraft-type reconnaissance and kamikaze UAVs was displayed as part of the Airshow China - 2024 exhibition in Zhuhai.

The product is based on the chassis of the Shaanxi HMV3 tactical truck and is represented by a multi-element high-energy and multi-band AESA radar, presumably X/Ku wavebands, capable of detecting drones, and then switching individual groups/arrays of gallium nitride microwave transistors to a high-energy radiation mode with a beam width of less than 1 - 0.5 degrees in the direction of the enemy UAV.

At distances of less than 10 - 7 km, this complex is capable of "burning out" the electronic components of drones with high-energy electro magnetic (EM) beams. It can also disable the onboard electronic equipment of enemy tactical and strategic cruise missiles also.

At distances from 10 to 50 - 70 km, the receiving paths of onboard AFAR radars of enemy tactical aviation of the X-band can be suppressed with a partial (about 50%) reduction in their range. Onboard radars based on passive phased arrays with lower noise immunity can lose up to 70 - 80% of their effective range at a distance of up to 50 - 70 km.