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December 19, 2013

Russia rebuilding lost radar coverage
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 19, 2013
The commissioning of a Konteyner radar station in the Russian region of Mordovia east-southeast of Moscow has marked the completion of the latest part of Russia's programme to patch up its radar surveillance coverage, which developed huge gaps after many of the Soviet radar stations were taken over by new states and many others fell into post-Soviet disrepair. Adding to this misery is the fact that many of the Soviet Union's former allies are now in NATO. This means the holes in Russia's air and s ... read more

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