Pionersky Radar Station

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Pionersky Radar Station
Пионерский РЛС-Pionersky RLS
Dmitry Medvedev in Kaliningrad Oblast, November 2011-3.jpeg
Partially completed radar array at Pionersky
Pionersky Radar Station is located in Russia
Pionersky Radar Station
Pionersky Radar Station
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Type Radar Station
Site information
Owner Russia
Controlled by Russian Space Forces
Open to
the public
no
Condition operational
Site history
Built 2010 (2010)
Built by Russia
In use Russia

Pionersky Radar Station (Russian: Пионерский РЛС-Pionersky RLS) is an early warning radar station near Pionersky in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is a key part of the Russian early warning system against missile attack and is run by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.

The station is located on the former Dunayevka air base 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south south west of the village of Pionersky and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north west of Kaliningrad.

The radar is modular and can be put into testing mode before being fully completed. It was announced in November 2011 that the radar was operational but without a fully completed array.[1] Previously Oleg Ostapenko, commander of the Russian Space Forces was quoted as saying in January 2011 that it had started working whilst being built [2] and Vladimir Popovkin, then First Deputy Minister of Defence, was quoted as saying in February 2011 that it will not be complete until 2016.[3][4] It is fully operational in 2014.[5]

The radar is estimated to cost 4.43 billion rubles.[6]

Voronezh radar

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Voronezh radar are highly prefabricated radars needing fewer personnel and using less energy than previous generations.[7] The one being built in Pionersky is a Voronezh-DM,[8][9] a UHF radar with a 6,000 km stated range.[10]

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  10. Задача по быстрому развертыванию РЛС в России выполнима, сообщает ВКО РИА Новости