Russia to Upgrade Missile Defense Radar System

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said that his country is upgrading its antimissile early warning radar system, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 15).

The system is being improved to “operate as effectively as possible in any conditions, so that our radars can cover the whole area in all strategic directions,” Ivanov told Interfax.

Older systems in former Soviet territories now outside of Russian borders are expected to be replaced by new radars at strategic locations within the country. The first has been installed near St. Petersburg.

“Another such radar will be built and placed in southern Russia in the near future,” Ivanov said.

The radars, which take 1 1/2 years to build, are replacing systems in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Ivanov said (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Feb. 15).

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