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Russia's Western military district receives advanced Nebo-U radar TASS 2305162.
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Russia’s Western Military District has received an advanced Nebo-U radar able to detect stealthy supersonic missiles and planes, district spokesman Igor Muginov said on Monday, May 23, 2016. The Nebo-U/Nebo-UE is part of the Nebo family of Very High Frequency (VHF) 2D and 3D mobile surveillance radars which also includes the 55G6-1 Nebo 3D radar and 1L13-3 Nebo-SV 2D radar both deployed in the 1990s.
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 A single Nebo-U radar consists of an electronic equipment suite (the AP cabin), an antenna mast assembly mounted on three semi-trailers. |
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"A radio technical unit of Russia’s Western Military District has received a modern Nebo-U radar," Muginov said.
According to the spokesman, the radar is designed to detect, locate and track aerial targets of various types, from planes to cruise and guided missiles, including small-size supersonic, ballistic and low-observable targets, at a distance of 600 kilometers (373 miles). "The radar can determine the state affiliation of aerial targets and locate hostile jamming stations. It can operate automatically, independently and within the unit control system," Muginov said. As the spokesman said, the Western Military District’s aerospace defense system has been entirely re-equipped and is fully monitoring the air space in the area of responsibility. The Nebo-U radar has been provided with advanced digital techniques to suppress natural clutter and active jammers. A single Nebo-U radar consists of an electronic equipment suite (the AP cabin), an antenna mast assembly mounted on three semi-trailers, a remote display device (the UV cabin); the 19U6 self-contained power supply system, a set of cable links, connecting with the UV cabin and automated control system; an SPTA set. The Nebo-U can operate in various climates with temperatures ranging from +50 Celsius to -50 Celsius, air humidity of 98% and wind speed of 30 m/s at 1,000 meters of altitude above sea level. The radar system can detect a fighter aircraft with a radar cross section (RCS) of 2.5 square meters at 65 kilometers flying at 500 meters of altitude, at 310 kilometers flying at 10,000 meters or at 400 kilometers flying at 20,000 meters. A hypersonic cruise missile with a RCS of 0.9 square meters can be detected at 250 kilometers flying at 10,000 meters of altitude or at 300 kilometers flying at 20,000 meters. |
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