OVERVIEW:  The   SPS-171/172 Sorbstiya L-005 is an airborne wideband phased array defensive jammer  operating in the mid and high bands.

DETAILS:   The  SPS-171/172 Sorbstiya wideband phased array jammer is a  noise and deception jammer.  The Sorbtsiya-S, unlike most Western jamming pods, is designed to operate in pairs and uses forward and aft looking steerable wideband phased arrays.


Specifications:

	Frequency:	Unknown GHz 
	PRF:		?? Khz
	Pulse width:	??
	Power: 		 ?? kW (average) 
	
						
			
NOTES:  IOC: late 1990's.  The podded version is used in the Su-27/30 and is designated as the  L-005.

SOURCES: Kopp, Dr C., AFAIAA, SMIEEE, and PEng. "Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire C Bomber - Missile Carrier / Туполев Ту-22M3 Бомбардировщик-ракетоносец." Air Power Australia. Accessed January 15, 2023. https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Backfire.html. ; Kopp, Dr C., SMAIAA, SMIEEE, and PEng. "Sukhoi Flankers - The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power." Air Power Australia. Last modified 2007. https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flanker.html#mozTocId181281. ;  Kopp, Dr C., SMAIAA, SMIEEE, and PEng. "Sukhoi Flankers - The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power." Air Power Australia. Last modified 2007. https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flanker.html#mozTocId181281