The first Konteiner
radar went on combat duty in the Volga area region of Mordovia on December 1,
2019.
MOSCOW, March 19.
/TASS/. Russia’s Konteiner new-generation over-the-horizon radar, capable of
tracking launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles at the distance of up to
3,000 km, will be deployed in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad to cover
the entire territory of Europe, including the United Kingdom, a defense
industry source told TASS on Thursday.
The first Konteiner
radar went on combat duty in the Volga area region of Mordovia on December 1,
2019.
"The second
Konteiner radar will be deployed in the Kaliningrad region. Several potential
sites are now being considered," the source said.
He did not elaborate
on when the radar will enter service, saying only that "the radar is
planned to be deployed in the short-term perspective."
"The second
radar will complement the first one, which entered service in Mordovia, and
will be capable of monitoring the entire territory of Europe, including the
United Kingdom," the source said. "Moreover, data coming from both
stations will be combined to increase precision."
The Russian Defense
Ministry said last December that Russia would set up a continuous radar field
around its borders. The new system will comprise Konteiner new-generation
over-the-horizon radars, based on the principle of receiving radio signals
reflected from the ionosphere. Those radars are capable of tracking a mass
take-off of combat aircraft, the launch of cruise missiles or hypersonic
weapons at the distance of up to 3,000 km. Among other locations, Russia plans
to deploy Konteiner radar stations in the Arctic region.
By now, Russia has
set up a continuous radar field of its missile early warning system. It
integrates Voronezh-type radar stations, which are designated to track the
launches of ballistic missiles towards Russian territory.
Source: ITAR-TASS
22-03-2020
