The Russian army has recorded the use of an unconventional mobile electronic warfare (EW) system, created on the chassis of the legendary GAZ-66 "Shishiga" truck. The system is designed to cover the Zemledeliye remote mining engineering system from enemy reconnaissance assets and unmanned aerial vehicle attacks.
A distinctive feature of the modification was the complete removal of the standard body and its replacement with a large-sized EW equipment unit.
The vehicle's cabin has also been reinforced — two compact EW systems are installed above it, as well as an anti-drone net and a so-called "barbecue grill" — the simplest means of electronic warfare suppression, often used to protect against inexpensive commercial UAVs. Together, these measures significantly reduce the vulnerability of the Zemledeliye complex in the context of the enemy's active use of reconnaissance and strike drones and radio-emission guidance systems.
This adaptation of outdated but reliable equipment demonstrates the desire of Russian units to quickly solve electronic warfare protection tasks using available resources, especially in the context of the high intensity of UAV use on the modern battlefield.