Russian EW Training Center Patch – Military Unit 61460 – Field Sleeve Badge with Velcro

This Russian EW Training Center Patch belongs to Military Unit 61460, also known as the 1084th Inter-Branch Training Center for Electronic Warfare (EW), based in Tambov, Russia. It is the central institution responsible for preparing Russian Armed Forces personnel in the fields of signal suppression, radio interference, and counter-drone tactics.

Military Unit 61460 was founded in 1962 as a training school for electronic warfare specialists. It relocated to Tambov in 1975 and was renamed in 2009 as the main EW training center of the Russian Armed Forces.

• The center trains soldiers, officers, and foreign military personnel in radio-electronic combat tactics.

• Curriculum includes suppression of enemy communications, electronic jamming, and counter-UAV strategies.

• Field exercises are regularly conducted at the Trigulya test range.

Modern Relevance and Conflict Involvement:

While not a combat unit, specialists trained at Military Unit 61460 have been actively deployed in modern conflicts:

• Ukraine (2014–present): EW-trained personnel played a key role in disrupting Ukrainian drone operations and battlefield communications.

• Syria: Russian EW tactics were tested and refined during operations in support of the Syrian government.

The center’s graduates have become a core part of Russia’s electronic warfare doctrine, with capabilities to neutralize enemy C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) systems.