The briefcase that protected the Russian President from assassination

Russia's president and top officials are set to be provided with a device that could help them prevent the risk of assassination attempts and eavesdropping.

The nuclear briefcase of the late Russian President Boris Yeltsin is on display at the museum. Photo: Ok.ru

Russia's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) recently announced the successful production of a multi-frequency jamming system neatly installed in a briefcase, which can help Kremlin officials fight against assassination plots and eavesdropping, according to Sputnik.

UIMC engineers said the new device is capable of jamming radio communication and remote control signals on all frequency bands, preventing all remote bomb detonation activities, including suicide bombings within tens of meters of the briefcase's owner.

In terms of operating principles, the device includes transceivers and antennas capable of analyzing the electromagnetic spectrum around it, thereby immediately suppressing radio waves of terrorists attempting to activate a bomb, or explosive devices hidden in surrounding locations.

In addition, radio wave sensors are very sensitive, adapting to changes in frequency bands that terrorists broadcast from afar. The device will broadcast high power, "suppressing" the weak waves of the enemy, preventing the threat of bomb activation.

All of the above components of the device are miniaturized to the maximum and can be stored in a small briefcase, but their functionality is not reduced.

According to security experts, the briefcase is a breakthrough, because systems with similar functionsEuropean SMARTs are very large in size and are usually installed on special purpose vehicles.

"On the surface, it looks like an ordinary briefcase that anyone can carry. But in the near future, it will be an effective device to protect the safety of President Vladimir Putin as well as Russian government officials in the context of increasingly unpredictable and increasing terrorist threats," said a Russian defense official.

The device is also designed to prevent unauthorized access to Russian government data and confidential information.

For example, in a secret meeting that must be held in a location that is considered unsafe, the system establishes a protective "perimeter" by detecting and blocking signals emitted from all types of eavesdropping devices within a range of 50 meters.

"The idea of ​​producing this device comes from the existence of the nuclear briefcase called 'Cheget', a symbol of the Russian President's power passed down through the ages. However, it is much more compact in size," said a UIMC official.

According to VNE