For the first time since the Soviet Union, Russia has restored its sole anti-missile radar defense system. The radar system tracks all launches within a 6,000 km radius оf Russia's borders Recently three new radar stations began operating in Orsk, Barnaul, and Yeniseysk. Alexei Agrov will explain how it works.
Target 258 detected! Anything launched from the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar or India, whether they are ballistic missiles, satellites, or simply space garbage, it will all be seen from Orenburg radar station. We are able to track objects in space, everything from spaceships and ballistic missiles, to warheads the size of a soccer ball. Each radar can simultaneously track up to 500 objects. This allows us to fully control what happens to any object that approaches Russia. Regarding the modernization of the existing facilities and the opening of the three new radar stations in Orsk, Barnaul, and Yeniseysk, Russia's skies are now fully protected around its perimeter.
The Voronezh radar station is far superior to its global counterparts. A unique military base was very quickly set up here. The unit only controls one part of Russia's anti-missile radar system, which is from Russia until the middle of the Indian Ocean. In this room is a training facility, where our crews work on necessary skills. Only officers with special training are permitted at the command post. The same holds true at the modern radar station that was built in Krasnoyarsk Territory.
The military has emphasized that constant training is needed in order to learn how to properly diagnose a situation and make the correct decision. The squads are being trained to follow strict standards regarding detecting, classifying, and tracking ballistic missiles and other space objects. The Voronezh radar station guarantees the tracking of anything in the air within a 6000 kilometer radius thus, making the entire territory of Russia completely secure. This modular styled station is different from the type of systems developed in the Soviet Union. This is more economical and requires more than 10 times less staff.
Work on improving the warning system in the event of an attack will continue. However, even now with only the ability to see targets from two vantage points we are able to accurately calculate the coordinates, down to the centimeter, of any object and determine its position in space.
