MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. The potential integrated into radars of Russia’s missile attack early warning system will suffice to track future attack weapons currently under development, Chief Designer of the Research Institute for Long-Range Radio Communications (part of RTI Group) Sergei Saprykin told TASS on Monday.
"The locators’ characteristics ensure their successful operation against both current and future attack weapons. The modular design and the open architecture of Voronezh radars, the programmable control of operation modes allow building up their capabilities as and when the characteristics of the target situation change," the chief designer said.
Today the ground-based echelon of Russia’s missile attack early warning system is fully located on the national territory and represents a closed (continuous) two-range radar field. The system tracks ballistic missiles, spacecraft and air targets. The continuous coverage is provided by new-generation Voronezh meter and decimeter wavelength radar stations, Saprykin said.
Today the Russian missile attack early warning system consists of two echelons: the space segment that currently comprises four Tundra satellites and the ground-based component that consists of Voronezh-type radar stations that cover all missile-dangerous directions. The system is designated to detect within the shortest time possible and track ballistic missiles launched towards the territory of Russia or its allies.