Rogozin: Russia will be completely closed missile dome
Vice Prime Minister noted that industry and military science was able to offer the Ministry of defence of rational option for rapid recovery anti-missile shield of the country.
MOSCOW, 7 June. /TASS/. Russian defence industry have proposed to the Ministry of defense of the rational variant of the missile system, which will allow you to close all of Russia’s missile dome. This was announced by Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin.
“The interdepartmental working group on establishment of the technical basis of aerospace defense of Russia, which I have headed since 2012, stated that industry and military science was able to offer the Ministry of defence of rational option for rapid recovery anti-missile shield, including space and ground echelon, and that with the completion of deployment of the Unified space system of Russia will be closed missile dome,” he said.
Earlier, the commander of Space armies (KV) Lieutenant-General Alexander Golovko reported that the radar (radar) a new generation of “Voronezh-DM”, deployed in the Krasnoyarsk region, will be put on combat duty before the end of 2017. This radar is able to detect ballistic and hypersonic targets at ranges of up to six thousand kilometers, were delivered to HBS at the end of last year.
Since that time, the operation of the radar system work together to provide the officers on duty KV Air and space forces (VKS) and industry representatives. After transfer to the mode of combat duty the radar completely move to balance videoconferencing.
During the HBS calculations stations recorded six launches of Intercontinental ballistic missiles. Area of responsibility — North-East Pacific and the North direction.
VZG radar “Voronezh-DM”, created in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a part of the system of missile attack warning (early warning system). She, in particular, working in the interests of information support of the decision of tasks of missile defence (BMD), increase the effectiveness of retaliatory actions of the national Armed forces.
The defense Ministry noted that the construction of a network of radars that are created by technology VZG is to improve opportunities of early warning system on the territory of the Russian Federation. The new generation radar have a high technical and tactical characteristics. The creation of a network of new high-tech radar VZG allows you to quickly increase the capabilities of the Russian early warning system and ensure continuous radar control of all missile-threat directions from the territory of Russia.