MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russia’s advanced Podsolnukh over-the-horizon radars may ensure coverage of the Black Sea zone, detecting vessels and aircraft in the area, the director general of the the Scientific Research Institute for Long-Distance Radio Communications (NIIDAR) and the RTI Systems Group Yury Anoshko has told TASS in an interview.

"As far as radar stations are concerned, <…> Podsolnukh-type systems can cope with the task of covering our state’s waters," he said. "Presumed locations on the Black Sea coast have already been chosen, both in the Caucasus and the Crimea."

According to Anoshko, production may begin within six months after receiving instructions from the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Podsolnukh over-the-horizon surface-wave radar is deployed at a sea coast to detect maritime and aerial targets at the distance of no less than 400 km. The station can detect and track about 300 naval and 100 aerial objects simultaneously in automated mode.

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