Phoenix-1 Station: The Armed Forces told about the combat work of the newest Ukrainian radar (photo)
The press service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about the work of the Ukrainian station and combat duty of the Phoenix operators. The station operator Anna is on duty on her post and detects air objects, including enemy winged missiles. After detecting them, each of the enemy missiles is assigned a number, and the location and direction of movement are introduced into the automated control system (ACS) and is transferred to the command point.
The operator told about one of the episodes of her work when a chain of missiles started from the enemy territory was found. "I fix the first missiles in the area They all fly and fly . . . Among this continuous chain, I distinguish a group of rockets that rushes clearly on us, "Anna said. At the same time, she stressed that it was impossible to turn off the station and leave the position, since the work of many air defense units depended on this radar.
Views of the Militarist portal write that the knitted radar production "Phoenix-1" is intended for "detection in the area of inspection, determination of coordinates and speed of objects in the airspace, as well as their accompaniment within a radius of 400 kilometers. " The station is in fact the development of 79K6 and 80K6 radar with modern solid -state modules and using digital antenna grate technologies.
Moreover, Phoenix-1 is built on the latest elemental base of special calculators of radar signals operating on the algorithms of the ISKRA. The new radar is compatible with anti-aircraft complexes available in Ukraine, such as Buk-M1, as well as capable of working in connection with Western Air Defense systems. "Structurally radar station, generator and control point are located on a single trailer chassis.