Nationwide Pokrov electronic security system to be deployed in Ukraine
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announces the deployment of the nationwide Pokrov system in Ukraine. According to experts, this event will be of great strategic importance.
There is no information about Pokrov in open sources. It is known that it is intended for “spoofing” (substitution of the radio navigation field). The system will be used to suppress satellite navigation in most of the country.
All systems based on satellite navigation will not function correctly under the conditions of Pokrov’s operation. It is worth noting that a similar fate will befall purely civilian navigators. Satellite navigation in the Armed Forces will not work either.
The loss of GPS signal for some weapons will be critical. An example is the Shahed-136 drone. In conditions of satellite navigation jamming, the drone will rely exclusively on the inertial guidance system. This means that it will not be able to take into account wind corrections during the flight to the target. Because of this, the accuracy of strikes with barrage munitions will be extremely low.
Preliminary calculations show that the deviation of the inertial system is about 5%. Thus, after covering every 100 km, the barrage munitions will deviate from the targets by 5 km, making their use pointless.
