Radio engineering troops have received a new round of development both in structure and in areas of activity, the department noted
MOSCOW, December 15. /tass/. The radio-technical troops (RTV) of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are capable of detecting targets flying at hypersonic speed at any altitude. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
"Currently, the RTV has received a new round of development both in structure and in areas of activity, which should include the buildup of the radar field, including in the Arctic, radar reconnaissance of means of aerospace attack operating at hypersonic speeds throughout the altitude range, as well as the detection and tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles and others," the department quoted the words of the acting head of the RTV VKS Colonel Alexey Shishkin.
According to the commander of the air defense forces-PRO - Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Demin, a separate radio engineering unit based on the radar station "Container" detects and accompanies about 10 thousand air objects daily.
"In its area of responsibility, the station is capable of detecting air objects of various classes over the territory of the countries of Europe, the Middle East, over the waters of the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas," Demin said.
According to the Ministry of Defense, modern radars operate in the second echelon of the radar reconnaissance system, including the latest systems - the Nebo-M radar complex of medium and high altitudes of various modifications, radar stations of large, medium and small altitudes.
The radio engineering troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces turn 70 years old on Wednesday. On December 15, 1951, the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On the establishment of an early detection service for enemy aircraft" was issued. In peacetime, radio-technical troops are on combat duty for air defense and perform tasks to protect the state border of the Russian Federation in the airspace.
