U.S. to provide Ukraine with counter-battery radars this fall

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30.09.2015
U.S. to provide Ukraine with counter-battery radars this fall : UNIAN news


The statement was made by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt wrote on Twitter.

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Among many issues, "VP Biden informed Poroshenko regarding new Q36 counter battery radars to be delivered this fall," the Ambassador wrote.

U.S. to allocate $20 mln for Ukraine Army training, nonlethal aid

Q36 is a mobile counter-battery radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, mortars or rocket launchers and, from their trajectories, locates the position on the ground of the weapon that fired it.

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• Locates mortars, artillery, and rocket launchers
• Locates 10 weapons simultaneously
• Locates targets on first round
• Performs high-burst, datum-plane, and impact registrations
• Adjusts friendly fire
• Interfaces with tactical fire
• Predicts impact of hostile projectiles

Specifications

• Maximum range: 24 km
• Effective range

Artillery: 18 km
Rockets: 24 km

• Azimuth sector: 90°
• Frequency: S-band, 32 frequencies
• Prime power: 115/200 VAC, 400 Hz, 3-phase, 8 kW
• Peak transmitted power: 23 kW, min.

Features

• Permanent storage for 99 targets
• Field exercise mode
• Digital data interface

 

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US administration fears radar systems may 'antagonize' the Kremlin - watch on - uatoday.tv
The modifications drew fire from a leading Republican critic of the Obama administration, who called it a misguided attempt to mollify Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Barack Obama signed an order on September 29 to give Ukraine two radar systems worth USD 10 million each. US officials said this week that the systems would arrive at Ukraine's Yavoriv training ground by mid-November.

The US doesn't want the equipment to antagonize Russia. The modifications are supposed to ensure that Ukrainian forces don't escalate the current conflict by using the new systems to counter fire originating from Russian territory, US officials said.


Republican Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the modifications to weaken the radar were symptomatic of a "delusional view" by the Obama administration that Mr. Putin will modify his behavior in Ukraine.

Restrictions on the intelligence the US has provided Ukraine have led to criticism in Congress and in Kyiv. Satellite imagery provided by the US typically only includes Ukrainian territory, obscuring activity and troop buildups on Russia's side of the border.

American officials said they are worried that Russian forces will target the radar, either seeking to jam or destroy the equipment, and will train vetted Ukrainian forces on how to minimize chances it can be detected by Russian forces.