Voronezh-type ready-to-use radar stations and other promising radar detection and

telecommunication products

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NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES

Russia’s warning system against missile attack went through a particularly difficult period in the mid-1990s. Construction of the Daryal radar station near Yeniseisk was canceled, the Dnepr radar station in Skrunda (Latvia) was dismantled, and five out of eight stations in the former USSR’s missile warning system (Baranovichi, Mukachevo, Sevastopol, Gabala, Balkhash) were located outside Russian national territory.

Gaps appeared in coverage of Russian airspace by the missile warning system

THE STATE PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE RADAR COVERAGE AS PART OF RUSSIA’S ANTI-MISSILE SHIELD WAS UNDER THREAT.

A suspension in development of the defense industry and devaluation of the salaries of highly qualified radar technicians (due to rampant inflation) jeopardized the future of leading developers of ground equipment for missile warning systems: Academician A.L. Minz Radiotechnical Institute (Minz RTI) and the Scientific Research Institute for Long-distance Radio Communications (NIIDAR).

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THE READY-TO-USE CONCEPT

The aim to produce the warning radars was solved by the engineers of Minz RTI and NIIDAR due to:

recent developments state-of-the-art design – digital intelligent phased antenna array, full polarization reception, digital beam formation and digital processing of signals, as well as energy-saving technologies that dispense with complex water cooling systems for transmission equipment;

a technology approach that increased economic efficiency – modular structure, open architecture, unification of component parts and hardware/software.

USE OF recent developments and technology approaches ENABLED REDUCTION OF THE VOLUME OF HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT BY 10 TIMES, OPERATING EXPENSES BY 4 TIMES, AND THE NUMBER OF SERVICING PERSONNEL BY 6 TIMES, WHILE ENSURING HIGH RELIABILITY AND GREATER MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS OF RADAR STATIONS.

Many of these technologies, using innovative solutions and new methods of design and engineering, had never been used in Russian long-range radar development before.The technology solutions used in the Russian ready-to-use radar stations are as advanced as those developed by scientists in other countries (by several parameters, they are more advanced)

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4. PROCESSing CHAIN

Production AND INSTALLATIONAn up-to-date research-and-production complex based on the Saransk Television Plant was created in Mordovia to manufacture ready-to-use radar stations. The costs of reprofiling and modernizing the plant were borne by RTI Systems Concern and also by the regional government of Mordovia, which granted a loan to the Concern on favorable terms.Units, cells, devices for the radar complexes are manufactured at the Yaroslavl Radio Plant, Planeta Design Bureau, Academician A.L. Minz Radiotechnical Institute and NIIDAR.A high-tech research and trial facility was set up in the town of Klin to adjust the equipment, which is tested in various modes and conditions., then delivered to the assembly site.

TOGETHER RTI COMPANIES HAVE CREATED A PROCESSing CHAIN DELIVERING A FULL CYCLE OF WORKS FOR DEVELOPMENT, CREATION, OPERATION AND UPGRADING OF PREFABRICATED ready-to-use RADAR STATIONS FOR RUSSIA’S MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM.

DEVELOPMENTThe main developers of ready-to-use radar stations are Minz RTI and NIIDAR.

ASSEMBLY, COUPLING, TESTINGA specialized organization, CJSC R.O.S.SPETSTEKHMONTAZH, carries out assembly , coupling and testing of the equipment on site, working with the original designers.

OPERATIONAfter commissioning the various enterprises, which designed, manufactured and installed ready-to-use radar stations are responsible for their maintenance and upgrading.

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FIRST ready-to-use RADAR STATIONS1. The Lekhtusi ready-to-use radar station (VHF band) was commissioned

in operational readiness by the Russian armed forces as a part of the country’s missile warning system by order of the President of Russia on January 10, 2012.

2. The Armavir ready-to-use radar station (UHF band) was placed in operational readiness after testing in 2009. It was brought into operational readiness as a part of the missile warning system in 2013.

3. The first section of the Irkutsk ready-to-use radar station (VHF band) was placed in operational readiness on May 23, 2012. On April 29, 2012 the station tracked a ballistic missile launched by the People's Republic of China.

4. The Kaliningrad ready-to-use radar station (UHF band) has been in operational readiness since 2011. Capability of the station hardware and software is currently being expended.

“This is exactly what we call modern, innovative development of the armed forces. It is several times cheaper, more effective and more reliable.”

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation during a visit of the Voronezh-M ready-to-use radar station in Lekhtusi

Voronezh VP radar station in

Irkutsk

Rocket trajectory in the station tracking

zone

Ujai rocketbase

Takla-Makantesting site

Capture of a Chinese rocket launch (29.04.2012)

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REBIRTH OF RUSSIA’S MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM

OJSC RTI has successfully carried out the task set by the President of Russian for rapid creation of a closed radar field for missile warning. It has done so by harnessing the scientific and manufacturing potential of its enterprises, which have applied new innovative technologies and approaches to design.

On July 12, 2012 Sergey Boev, the CEO of RTI and general designer of the missile warning system, as well as Sergey Saprykin and Valery Karasev, the chief designers of the ready-to-use radar stations, were awarded a Russian State Prize in the sphere of science and technology for their work on the project.

“This is crucial technology for a key element of our national defense capability: warning of missile attack. Could we have imagined, even quite recently, that such work would be carried out by an organization in 100% private ownership? Who would have believed it! But it has happened. This kind of private-public partnership is taking shape in Russia, not only in the sphere of defense, but also in science, education, art and culture. It will give maximum positive results.”

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation:

“WHO WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT!”

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The experience and technologies, which have been developed during the work on ready-to-use radar stations, and the innovative approaches and design solutions, which have been used, mean that RTI is now ready to create promising new products in radar detection and telecommunications.

RADAR DETECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATION PRODUCTS

1. National Center for Emergency Management (part of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations)

2. Unmanned radar stations for air and space monitoring

3. Over-the-horizon sky-wave and ground-wave radar stations

4. BRIZ broad-band radio communications

5. Microelectronic solutions

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