Voronezh radar
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Voronezh radars (Russian: РЛС Воронеж) are the current generation of Russian early-warning radar, providing long distance monitoring of airspace against ballistic missile attack and aircraft monitoring. The first radar, in Lekhtusi near St Petersburg, became operational in 2009. There is a plan to replace older radars with the Voronezh by 2020.[citation needed]
 Front of the Voronezh-DM radar array in Pionersky, Kaliningrad, November 2011 | |
| Country of origin | Russia |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 2009 |
| No. built | 8 operational as of 2017 |
| Type | Phased array early-warning radar |
| Frequency | Voronezh-M: 150–200 MHz (VHF) Voronezh-DM: 0.05 m wavelength (UHF)[1] |
| Range | Up to 6,000 km, accompanying 500 targets [2] |
| Power | Claimed 0.7 MW consumption[3][4] |
| Other Names | 77Ya6 (77Я6) |
Their common name follows the pattern of Soviet radars in being named after a river, the Voronezh. The previous generation of radar was known as the Daryal (after Darial Gorge), Volga (after Volga River) and Daugava (Daugava River) and the generation before the Dnepr (Dnieper River), and Dnestr (Dniester River).
The Voronezh radars are described as highly prefabricated meaning that they have a set up time of months rather than years and need fewer personnel than previous generations. They are also modular so that a radar can be brought into (partial) operation whilst being incomplete.[5]
Russia has used the launch of these new radars to raise its concerns about US missile defence in Europe. At the launch of the Kaliningrad radar in November 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying "I expect that this step [the launch of the radar] will be seen by our partners as the first signal of our country's readiness to make an adequate response to the threats which the missile shield poses for our strategic nuclear forces."[citation needed]