The 36D6 mobile radar system. Source: ausairpower.net
The Russian military has reportedly target and destroyed a long-range radar station of Kiev forces in the Donbass region.
On May 1, photos showing the wreckage of the radar, a Soviet-made 36D6 “Tin Shield,” surfaced online. A pinpoint strike with a precision-guided munition destroyed radar, which was deployed near the town of Lyman.
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The 36D6 radar was designed to detect air targets and to perform the friend-of-foe identification. The system, which has a maximum range of 350 kilometers, is highly effective in detecting low, medium and high altitude targets, moving in wide speed range, including winged missiles with RCS [radar cross-section] equal to 0,1 m.
One of the radar’s key features is that it can be s used as a reconnaissance and targeting system for the S-300 long-range air-defense system.
Before the war, Ukraine’s Ukrspetsexport upgraded several 36D6 radars to a new standard, dubbed the 36D6-M. The upgraded version can be used with automated air defense systems to detect low flying air targets under active and passive jamming as well as to control military and civil air traffic.
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The Russian military has destroyed dozens of radar stations and at least 281 air-defense systems since the beginning of its special operation in Ukraine.
Western states are currently racing to supply Kiev forces with new radar stations and air-defense systems. In April, Slovakia sent its only S-300PMU long-range air-defense system to Ukraine. However, it was quickly targeted by the Russian military.
