{
  "id": "pelena-1",
  "name": "Pelena-1",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "High power S-band counter-AWACS radar jammer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2015,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "SYR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Pelena-1 Russian High Power S-Band Counter-AWACS Radar Jammer is a Russian ground‑based, high‑power S‑band radar jammer designed specifically to degrade or deny the radar of AWACS‑type aircraft, such as the E‑3 Sentry, out to roughly 250 km.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "4x4",
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 7,
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Frequency band",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Pelena‑1 is designed to jam AWACS radars such as the AN/APY‑1/2 carried by the E‑3 Sentry, which operate in the S‑band (roughly 2–4 GHz). Technical EW surveys describe Pelena‑1 as operating in the 2–4",
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Scanning range, azimuth",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "0 - 360 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sector of automatic azimuth scanning",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "30 Deg; 60 Deg; 120 Deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Power consumption",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "80 kW",
      "src": [
        "weg-pelena-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/pelena-1.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-pelena-1": {
      "title": "Pelena-1 Russian High Power S-Band Counter-AWACS Radar Jammer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Pelena-1_Russian_High_Power_S-Band_Counter-AWACS_Radar_Jammer",
      "published": "2026-07-16",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}