KRET signed contracts with Algeria, Belarus and India for President-S DIRCM systems

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KRET signed contracts with Algeria, Belarus and India for President-S DIRCM systems
 
Russia has signed contracts with Algeria, India and Belarus for the delivery of President-S onboard defense systems, CEO of the Radio-Electronic Technologies Group (KRET) Nikolai Kolesov said on Wednesday. "We will deliver 12 [President-S onboard defense] systems to Belarus and five to India. As for Algeria, this information is classified yet," the CEO added.
     
KRET signed contracts with Algeria Belarus and India for President S DIRCM systems 640 001President-S onboard defense system could be fitted on Algeria's Mi-26-T2 and Mi-28N helicopters
     
According to Kolesov, the contracts will be in effect for three years.

The President-S onboard defense system is designed to protect military and civil aircraft and helicopters from air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, as well as ground and sea-based antiaircraft artillery systems.

In particular, the President-S onboard defense system is mounted on the Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B), Mil Mi-28 (Havoc) and Mi-26 (Halo) helicopters.

The President-S onboard defense system can detect that the plane may be attacked by the enemy’s fighter jets, air defense missile and artillery systems.

The President-S onboard defense system can hit and destroy the optical homing heads of air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, including the homing heads of missiles launched from mobile air defense missile systems.
     
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