The radar is capable
of detecting air targets at ranges of 1 km to 40 km and at an altitude of up to
10 km.
MOSCOW, July 24.
/TASS/. A Garmon mobile radar station arrived for a mountainous air defense
formation in the Republic of Tyva in Siberia, the press office of the Central
Military District reported on Friday.
"The radar
arrived for air defense units of a motor rifle formation of the 41st all-arms
army. It is designed to detect an air enemy and control the airspace in the
interests of short-and medium-range anti-aircraft missile batteries," the
press office said in a statement.
In addition, the
radar’s team has a radio station for communications. About five minutes are
required for a team of three to assemble the radar and prepare it for
operation," the statement says.
An operational radar
is capable of detecting air targets at ranges of 1 km to 40 km and at an
altitude of up to 10 km. The radar can detect air targets moving at a speed of
700 m/s.
Source: ITAR-TASS
24-07-2020
