Russia's State-of-the-art Radar Capable Of Monitoring The Black Sea, Tracking 400 Objects Simultaneously Over An Area Of 150 Thousand Square Kilometers

Radar illustration. (Wikimedia Commons / Ingmar Runge)

JAKARTA - Russia's state-of-the-art Podsolnukh-E over-the-horizon radar can ensure coverage of the Black Sea zone, detecting ships and aircraft in the area, Director general of the Scientific Research Institute for Long Range Radiocommunication (NIIDAR) and RTI Systems Group Yury Anoshko

"As far as radar stations are concerned, the Podsolnukh type system can cope with the task of covering the waters of our state," he told TASS as quoted on May 29.

"The alleged locations on the Black Sea coast have been chosen, both in the Caucasus and Crimea," he said.

According to Anoshko, production could start within six months after receiving instructions from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Surface wave radar above the Podsolnukh horizon was deployed on the coast, to detect sea and air targets at a distance of not less than 400 kilometers. The station can detect and track approximately 300 marine objects and 100 aerial objects simultaneously in automatic mode.

So far, three Podsolnukh-type radars are already in service with the Russian Navy. They are positioned on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Sea of Japan, and Sea of Okhotsk.

He added that foreign customers showed interest in this space radar station, while communication was established with potential buyers.

"I can say that there is real interest in Podsolnukh-E and Laguna-I and we are now doing active work with potential customers."

It is known, Podsolnukh-E controls the sea and air situation and transmits data to the command post of the coastal surveillance system and the national coast guard, for quick decisions on the use of weapons, the deployment of troops to capabilities.