New opportunities to strengthen air defense can be provided by universal towers 40V6M and 40V6MD, which significantly increase the detection range of low-flying air targets. This solution was proposed by the authors of the "Voennaya Khronika" Telegram channel to create extended control lines over the most dangerous directions.
The 40V6MD modification raises the electrical center of the radar antenna array to a height of 32 meters. Thanks to this, S-300 and S-400 complex radars can detect targets flying at an altitude of about 15 meters at a distance of up to 40 kilometers. According to calculations, a network of ten such towers, placed every 50–80 kilometers taking into account terrain features, will be able to control an area 550 to 880 kilometers wide.
It is proposed to place not only illumination and guidance radar stations of the 30N6 and 92N6 families on such structures, but also 96L6 all-altitude detectors. After necessary adaptation, they will also be able to use modern multi-functional OVP radars developed by the Central Design Bureau of Automation. These stations are designed to search for kamikaze drones and transmit target designation to various destruction means.
Special attention is paid to the possibility of using such towers in conjunction with mobile anti-aircraft systems armed with R-77 and R-77-1 missiles with active radar homing heads. High-positioned radars will be able to detect air targets even when they are flying at extremely low altitudes, using terrain folds or riverbeds, remaining out of direct sight of the crews.
It is noted that the deployment time of the towers is significantly longer compared to the mobile lifting and rotating devices 9S838, which are part of the "Buk-M2" and "Buk-M3" complexes. For this reason, such objects are considered primarily for placement deep in the rear, where the risk of damage from massive drone attacks is significantly lower.
To increase the survivability of each position, it is proposed to additionally organize cover with short-range air defense systems, including "Tsitadel" anti-aircraft artillery complexes, "Pantsir-SMD" combat modules, and the "Redut-UR" complex.
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