In the near future the Russian Defense Ministry will have new opportunities to control airspace in the ultra-long distances. This year, the end state tests-the-horizon radar “Container”, able to detect air targets at a great distance from the Russian border, transfers “Expanded”.
radar 29B6 “Container” in Mordovia
According to the publication, the use of new radar “Container” It allows you to control the air space in Europe to a greater depth, no less 3000 km. Radar is able to detect and identify virtually all types of aircraft at a given distance. Takeoff means any aircraft in the territory controlled “container”, immediately fixed, thus make imperceptible rise of NATO air power in Europe will be no longer possible.
According to experts in the field of radar, familiar with the new radar, Russia will not be easy to place a network of such stations along the country's borders. Design “container” pretty simple, RLS is designed as a module to be installed quickly, and does not require, from the words of experts, construction of complex structures.
earlier it was reported, that first newest radar-horizon detection 29B6 “Container” He intercedes on experimental combat duty at the end of 2013 year in Mordovia. According to the plans of the Russian Defense Ministry in the near future will begin construction of at least 10 radar “Container”.
