May 16, 2024
DON-2N radar, near Moscow
The Don-2N radar was developed at the Radio Engineering Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences named after A.L. Mints. During the construction of the station, which began in 1978, more than 30 thousand tons of metal, 50 thousand tons of concrete, 20 thousand km of cable, hundreds of kilometers of water pipelines and more than 10,000 cast iron valves were used. After installation, installation and commissioning of equipment (1980-1987), the station was put into service in 1989, and in 1996 it was put on combat duty.
