Pionersky Radar Station

Pionersky Radar Station (Russian: Пионерский РЛС-Pionersky RLS) is an early warning radar station near Pionersky in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is a key part of the Russian early warning system against missile attacks and is run by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.

Pionersky Radar Station
Пионерский РЛС-Pionersky RLS
Partially completed radar array at Pionersky
Pionersky Radar Station
Coordinates54.857294°N 20.18235°E / 54.857294; 20.18235
TypeRadar Station
Site information
OwnerRussia
Controlled byRussian Space Forces
Open to
the public		no
Conditionoperational
Site history
Built2010 (2010)
Built byRussia
In useRussia

The station is located on the former Dunayevka air base 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south west of the village of Pionersky and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north west of Kaliningrad.

The radar is modular and can be put into testing mode before being fully completed. It was announced in November 2011 that the radar was operational but without a fully completed array.[1] Previously Oleg Ostapenko, commander of the Russian Space Forces was quoted as saying in January 2011 that it had started working whilst being built [2] and Vladimir Popovkin, then First Deputy Minister of Defence, was quoted as saying in February 2011 that it will not be complete until 2016.[3][4] It is fully operational in 2014.[5]

The radar is estimated to cost 4.43 billion rubles.[6]

Voronezh radar
Main article: Voronezh radar

Voronezh radar are highly prefabricated radars needing fewer personnel and using less energy than previous generations.[7] The one being built in Pionersky is a Voronezh-DM,[8][9] a UHF radar with a 6,000 km stated range.[10]

References
  1. Podvig, Pavel (2011-11-29). "Voronezh-DM radar near Kaliningrad is operational". Russian strategic nuclear forces. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  2. Podvig, Pavel (2011-01-27). "Early-warning radar in Kaliningrad region?". Russian strategic nuclear forces. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. Podvig, Pavel (2011-02-22). "Early-warning radar in Kaliningrad - not until 2016". Russian strategic nuclear forces. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. Под Калининградом появится РЛС Системы предупреждения о ракетном нападении (in Russian). Калининградское независимое информационное агентство. 2011-02-21. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  5. http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=361288
  6. В ответ на размещение американской ПРО в Чехии и Польше Россия построит РЛС в Калининградской области (in Russian). Независимая газета. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  7. Bogdanov, Konstantin (2006-12-22). "New radar at Lekhtusi: a shield against missile attacks". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  8. Модернизация радаров СПРН в Северо-Западном округе начнется в 2015 году [Upgrading early warning radars in the Northwest District will begin in 2015] (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  9. Hayremdinov, Leonid (2012-03-02). Загоризонтная миссия янтарного края (in Russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  10. Задача по быстрому развертыванию РЛС в России выполнима, сообщает ВКО РИА Новости
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