Against the backdrop of NATO expansion in Europe, rumors about a Russian secret weapon - the Alabuga electromagnetic complex, which is considered a serious threat to the alliance, have increasingly appeared on the Web. Let's figure out what is known about this development at the moment.
Alabuga was first mentioned in 2014, when the system was being tested. A source in Rostec said that we are talking about a missile whose warhead is a high-frequency electromagnetic emitter.
If such a missile explodes at an altitude of up to 300 m, then all electronic equipment will be disabled within a radius of 3.5 km. This means that the enemy's military equipment will actually turn into scrap metal. At that time, engineers were solving the issue of delivering the missile to the target so that it could bypass all missile defense systems.
In 2017, a representative of Radioelectronic Technologies confirmed the work on this project. However, he stressed, Alabuga is not a specific type of weapon, but scientific research.
This topic is included in the category of critical technologies that are hidden under the heading "Secret". The company noted that the research has been transferred to the level of development work on the creation of electromagnetic weapons.
The Daily Star wrote that Russia is preparing a weapon that is "more powerful than a nuclear bomb." According to media reports, Alabuga is capable of neutralizing the enemy's army.
Since February 2022, military bloggers have repeatedly talked about this weapon. They noted that a cruise platform is being developed for Alabuga. At the same time, there is no official information about the project yet.