Rostec: Airspace Control System

2024

Building a system capable of detecting cruise missiles and other targets moving at low altitudes

In July 2024, it became known about the update of the airspace control system (SKVP). It can detect cruise missiles and other targets moving at low altitudes. The development is characterized by the versatility of the installation and can be placed both on buildings and on cars.

The representative of the Central Design Bureau of Apparatus Engineering (CCBA), which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec state corporation, announced the capabilities of the new system. The SQUP is capable of recognizing targets flying even at minimum radial speeds of 10 meters per second, which makes it possible to effectively detect cruise missiles.

source = TACC

The system consists of radar stations with a fixed phased antenna array and an automated workstation. The RVP can simultaneously track up to 20 aircraft, including small-sized drones, determining their type, flight altitude and distance to them. The versatility of the design allows the system to be installed on vehicles, towers and roofs of buildings.

According to "TASS," in the holding "High-precision complexes" by July 2024, work is underway to introduce artificial intelligence in the SKVP. It is planned to use neural networks to process information, which could potentially increase the efficiency and speed of the system.

Military expert Alexei Leonkov noted the need to control airspace over the entire territory of Russia, based on the experience gained during a special military operation. He stressed the importance of developing a combat version of the SQUP for installation on the front line.

Leonkov also pointed out that this system belongs to the class of interspecies radars operating in the meter range. This allows the detection of any aerial objects, including live targets, which greatly enhances the ability to identify and neutralize potential threats.

Serial production of SQUP was launched in February 2024. The system has already started functioning.^[1]

Launch in the Moscow region

A new airspace control system (SKVP) has begun to function in the Moscow region, capable of detecting even the most complex air targets, including mini and micro-drones. This became known on June 26, 2024. This system is a network of radar stations with a fixed phased antenna array.

Developers from the Central Design Bureau of Apparatus Engineering (CCBA) in Tula, part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec state corporation, said that the SQUP can be installed on various platforms, including vehicles and roofs of buildings. Radar stations do not require a sanitary passport, since their radiation is minimal.

source = Source - Airport World

The deputy chief engineer of the CKBA said that the system is capable of detecting air targets, such as drone-type drones, at a distance of up to 4 km. Larger objects, for example, drones of the Baba-Yaga type or Ukrainian Furies, can be detected at a distance of up to 18 km, and aircraft of the Cessna type - at a distance of up to 30 km.

According to Izvestia, the SKVP can track up to 20 aircraft simultaneously, determining their type, flight altitude and distance to them. The system can be integrated with air defense or electronic warfare systems, which allows you to issue target designations in real time.

Military expert Alexei Leonkov stressed the importance of controlling airspace over the entire territory of Russia, taking into account the experience of a special military operation. In his opinion, such systems are necessary to protect against drones and other air threats, including potential attacks by sleeping agent networks.

CKBA engineers achieved high reliability of the equipment: test samples worked without turning off for more than 18 thousand hours. Radar stations do not require a special command center, and information about the air situation is displayed on the laptop monitor.^[2]

Start of Repetitive Production

The Central Design Bureau of Apparatus Engineering (CCBA), which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec state corporation, has launched mass production of the airspace control system (SKVP). This became known on February 5, 2024.

As told TASS in the holding "High-precision complexes," the detection range by the system of small aircraft is at least 30 km, medium drones of the type - at least 18 km, and small - drones 7 km. Air targets moving at radial speed up to 270 m/s can be detected by TTD.

source = Rostec

The system combines workplaces, control points and integrates with various protection systems, providing a full-fledged airspace control system. The Rostec development company noted that the demand for such systems has increased significantly, given the growing global situation. The maximum number of radar stations in one system is 24, and their installation is carried out taking into account the customer's requirements. This new system plays an important role in ensuring the security and protection of civilian and military infrastructure from possible threats from UAVs, the holding said.

During the operation of the radar, SKVPs have proven themselves from the best side and customers confirm the declared characteristics of the product for the detection and maintenance of unmanned aircraft and small aircraft, - emphasized in the "High-Precision Complexes."

Earlier, the representative of the TsKBA Mikhail Masaltsev said that the SKVP will be able to track swarms of aircraft, including small-sized drones:

We did, launched a swarm of 20 [aircraft]: planes, missiles, drones were, the helicopter was hovering. And everything directly shows: if the helicopter is standing still, then it is in place, if it moves, then the arrow shows. Controls everything [within a radius] from 400 meters to 80 kilometers.[3]

2023: Plan to increase output by 5 times

On August 3, 2023, information appeared that the High-Precision Complexes holding (part of Rostec) will increase five times the release of the airspace control system (SKVP), designed, among other ^[4], to counter the raids of Rostec drones, will significantly increase ^[5].

The holding said that in response to challenges and threats, High-Precision Complexes are actively investing in the development and production of civilian and dual-use products.

So, in connection with the active growth of the use of UAVs, a airspace control system (SQUR) was developed that detects air targets with an extremely small effective scattering area. Due to the high interest of potential customers, the volume of production of SKVP will be increased five times, "RIA Novosti was told in the holding" High-precision complexes.

The system, developed by the Central Design Bureau of Apparatus Engineering (CCBA), can track up to 20 aircraft simultaneously, including small-sized drones, determining their type, flight altitude and distance to them. The RVP consists of radar stations with a fixed phased antenna array, installed both on tripods and mobile means, and on the roofs of high-rise buildings. There can be up to 24 such stations in the system.

Mass of one article is 100 kilograms, scan area in azimuth - plus or minus 45 degrees, scan area in elevation angle - from minus 5 to 45 degrees. One radar has a range of 400 meters to 80 kilometers. Information about aircraft is displayed on a special monitor of the system operator, and types of objects are marked with special icons.

The detection range of small aircraft by the system is at least 30 kilometers, medium drones of the Orlan-10 type - at least 18 kilometers, and small drones - 7 kilometers. The SQUP can detect aerial targets moving at a radial speed of up to 270 meters per second.

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