Ukraine sells Kolchuga to Iran

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The Kolchuga is intended to detect the take-off and formation of aircraft groups at ranges beyond those of existing radar, as well as determine the course and speed of targets while designating them for air-defence systems. It can identify aerial targets through their emissions and identify the mode of aircraft weapon control systems.

Three Kolchuga stations would normally operate along with a command vehicle to provide accurate triangulation on a target. The system is claimed to have a range of 600 km (narrow beam) or 200 km (wide beam) along a front of 1,000 km.

It is not known how many Kolchuga stations Iran has acquired. However, sources told Jane's that each costs about USD25 million, with deliveries either recent or imminent.

Janes

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1. Kolchuga, Sunburns

Sounds like the Iranians will give a tougher fight than the neocons expect.

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2. In 2002 the U.S accused Ukraine of selling Kolchuga to Iraq

In 2002 the U.S. State Department accused Ukraine of selling Kolchuga to Iraq, based on recordings supposedly made by Mykola Mel'nychenko. This was followed by political steps from NATO and the United States. No material confirmation has been found in Iraq. It has been exported to Russia where additional development has been performed and the system is marketed in conjunction with the new S-400 surface to air missile (SAM) system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolchuga_Radar