Kasta-2E2
Low-level surveillance radar (gap filler)
Compact, mobile UHF radar with low signature for low-level surveillance and filling gaps in the radar field. Quick to deploy and hard to locate.
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- Vehicle
- KamAZ-4310 6x6 truck
- L × W × H
- 7.85 × 2.5 × 3.29 m (chassis)
- Weight
- 9.2 t
- Dimension source
- US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Low-level gap filler
- Band
- UHF
- Mobility
- Mobile, low signature
Performance
- Range
- ≈ 81 NM
Threat
- Threat level
- Medium — fills coverage gaps
News archive 9
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Су-24, два катери, 40 пунктів управління та десятки засобів ППО, РЛС і РЕБ — результати middle strike за вересень (ArmyInform: Su-24, two boats, 40 command posts and dozens of air-defence, radar and EW assets: results of middle strike for September)
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has published a September tally of its 'middle strike' campaign. According to the ministry, Ukraine's Defence Forces hit more than 30 Russian air-defence, radar and electronic-warfare assets, 40 command posts and more than 50 logistics targets during the month. The report does not define the term or name the Ukrainian units or…
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Ukrainian Units Claim Strikes on russian Air Defense: Nemesis Brigade Hits Five Radars and Three SAM Systems, SOF Hit Buk-M3, Radar and Akatsiya (Video)
In two video-backed reports between 1 and 3 October, Defense Express relays Ukrainian claims of drone strikes on Russian air defence assets. According to footage published by the Ukrainian General Staff, Special Operations Forces in Luhansk region used reconnaissance and strike UAVs to find and hit a Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system, a radar station of…
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Ukraine Strikes russian Missile Fuel Plants, Drone Launch Sites, and Air Defense Radars in One Week
Defense Express summarises a General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overview of strikes carried out on 21–27 September 2026. On the defence-industrial side, the list includes the Zavod Iskra research and production enterprise in Ulyanovsk (part of the Almaz-Antey concern, making electronic equipment and weapon components) and the Azov Optical and Mech…
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Ukraine's General Staff reports strike on Russian 39N6 Kasta radar at Manhush, Donetsk Oblast — latest in a September series of Kasta hits
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian units struck a Russian 39N6 Kasta radar station in Manhush, in occupied Donetsk Oblast (on the Azov coast west of Mariupol), on 28 September or the night of 28-29 September 2026. The 39N6 designation belongs to the Kasta-2E2 low-altitude surveillance radar, which detects aircraft, crui…
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Авіація, катери, радари та міст: ГУР знищило низку критичних елементів військової системи окупантів
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on 28 September 2026 that operators of its special unit 'Prymary' (Ghosts) struck a range of Russian targets, from logistics and communications to radar, aviation and naval assets. ArmyInform lists: a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal; 9 communication towers, EW, ELINT and radar (BRLS) assets…
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Ukrainian forces strike Russian Kasta radar in Donetsk Oblast — second such hit in a month
The Kasta-2E2 (39N6) is a mobile Russian radar system designed to detect aircraft, missiles and drones at low altitude, with a range Ukraine's General Staff puts at up to 150 km. It functions as part of Russia's early-warning and target-acquisition picture, feeding data to air-defence and strike systems, and is judged a high-value, capital-intensive asset —…
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Ukraine strikes Novorossiysk naval base; Navy claims Neptune hit on Kalibr frigate Admiral Essen
On the night of 8–9 September 2026, Ukraine carried out a large combined deep-strike against Russia's naval base and commercial port at Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai) and against targets near Anapa and Gelendzhik. The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), Defence Intelligence (HUR/DIU), the Security Service (SSU) and the Navy were all involved. USF commander Robert…
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Ukraine's General Staff claims deep strikes on a MiG-29 in Rostov Oblast plus a 'Kasta' radar and EW systems in Crimea and Donbas
In two consecutive daily strike reports (covering 24–25 and 25–26 August 2026), Ukraine's General Staff claims a series of deep strikes against Russian military targets on occupied territory and inside Russia. The headline claim is a hit on a MiG-29 fighter at Millerovo airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast, which the General Staff says was confirmed on 24 Aug…
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Ukraine Destroys Tor-M2 System, Hits Buk-M1 Units, and Five russian Radars in Coordinated Drone Strikes
According to Defense Express, operators from Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces — specifically the 1st Separate Center working with the Deep Strike Center — carried out a coordinated overnight drone-strike campaign on 20 July 2026 against Russian air-defense and radar infrastructure. The report claims a Tor-M2 short-range air-defense system was destroyed nea…