Voronezh (SPRN)
Strategic early-warning radar
Large, fixed over-the-horizon/phased-array radars of the missile-attack warning system (SPRN). They detect ballistic launches at thousands of km and form the strategic eyes of the air and space defence. Locations include Lekhtusi, Armavir, Pionersky, Yeniseysk (see § 5.6).
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- Role
- Strategic missile warning (SPRN)
- Type
- Fixed phased-array radar (Voronezh-M/-DM)
- Bands
- VHF / UHF
Performance
- Range
- up to ≈ 3,240 NM
- Task
- Detection of ballistic/space objects
Threat
- Significance
- Strategic — feeds nuclear warning
- Threat level
- Strategic
News archive 2
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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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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Russia Covers 6,000-km-Range Voronezh-DM Radar With Anti-Drone Nets After Ukraine Struck One of Them
Defense Express, a Ukrainian defence outlet, reports that Russia has covered a Voronezh-DM missile-attack early-warning radar with anti-drone netting. Citing satellite imagery circulating on social media, it identifies the site as the installation at the former Dunayevka airfield in Russia's Kaliningrad region, and says the measure is apparently intended to…