U.S. Army Gets Ukraine Air Defense Radar System After Moscow Tried to Bloc Sale

September 4, 2018

Albawaba:

The U.S. Army has received an advanced air defense radar system it bought from Ukraine, after a firm allegedly linked to Russia tried to block the sale.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command center in Orlando, Florida received the 3D mobile radar system from through the Ukrainian state company SFTC “Progress,” according to the ImportGenius, an Arizona-based company which tracks import/export activity at various shipping docks.

The 36D6M1-1 radar, developed by Ukraine’s state-owned Scientific and Production Complex “Iskra,” is a designed to be used in modern automated air defense system and anti-aircraft missile systems. The 3D radar’s main function is to detect low flying air targets under active and passive jamming. It can also be used to control military and civilian air traffic.

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