MOSCOW. Jan 10 (Interfax) - The Radio-Technical Troops (RTT, part of the Russian Aerospace Forces) are due to be re-equipped with modern and prospective mobile radars by 2020.
"Some of them will have a detection range of up to 1,800 kilometers at altitudes of up to 1,200 kilometers. The number of types of means of radio detection in the service of the RTT will decrease several times," the Russian Defense Ministry said on its website on Monday.
Modern radar systems and complexes will account for around 80% and modern automation systems for 100% in radio-technical regiments of the Aerospace Forces, the ministry said. This will enable the existing RTT grouping to significantly increase its informational and spatial combat capabilities, the military said.
In 2016 air defense units of the Aerospace Forces received over 20 new Fundament automation systems for radio-technical units, the ministry said. Also, more than 15 unique prospective Podlyot-K1 radar stations and Nebo-M radar complexes were supplied to radio-technical regiments, it said.
"Currently, the radio-technical troops are armed with over ten Nebo-M radar complexes. In 2016 five such complexes were deployed for air defense," the ministry said.
Nebo-M is a mobile, multi-band, omnidirectional radar complex which can detect and track ballistic, aerodynamic and hypersonic aerial targets, including those based on Stealth technology, in complicated jamming conditions.
Nebo-M can transmit information both to higher command and control centers and directly to surface-to-air missile systems of nonstrategic missile defense of medium and long interception range.
Radio-technical regiments providing air defense for Moscow and the Central Industrial District are armed with over 30 brand new Podlyot-K1 and VVO (All-Altitude Detector) radar stations which can simultaneously and automatically detect and track over 200 targets of varying classes: aircraft, helicopters, remotely-controlled aerial vehicles and missiles within a range of up to 300 kilometers at low, medium and high altitudes, the Russian Defense Ministry said.