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A new early-warning radar is built near Irkutsk

Russia is building a new early-warning radar in Irkutsk region, the head of the Spetsstroy was reported as saying. Details are scarce, but the the radar is probably being built at the Mishelevka site. It is not clear yet what kind of the radar it is - Voronezh-DM as the two radars at Armavir or Voronezh-M as in Lekhtusi.

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Looking to the north-east?

[Anonymous] [December 29, 2010] [#]

Or maybe South-East. It would be interesting to find out. Unfortunately, I don't see the construction site on Google Earth.

[Pavel Podvig ] [December 30, 2010] [#]

Pavel: Did they already start with the constuction or is it intended for 2011 or so?

[bernd reuter] [December 30, 2010] [#]

It looks like they started the construction, but it may be still at the very early stages.

[Pavel Podvig ] [December 30, 2010] [#]

Are both of the Armavir radars finished then?

[Feanor ] [January 3, 2011] [#]

What is near by Kaliningrad?
http://www.rian.ru/defense_safety/20110127/326973615.html

[Alexander Stukalin] [January 27, 2011] [#]

There are a few bases there, so it might take a while to locate the radar.

[Pavel Podvig ] [January 27, 2011] [#]

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