Russia operates three systems to protect against a massive attack by enemy ballistic missiles. The first is the Space Control System (SKKP), which sees missiles while they are still in space. The second monitors missiles on approach – this is the Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN). The missile defense system is the third on this list. All of them are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, said military expert Alexei Yegorov.
The missile defense system includes the Don-2N multifunctional radar station. It is a pyramid the height of a 12-story building. The command post itself, where Russian military personnel are located, is deep underground. Exercises are regularly held here, said Vladimir Zverev, head of the missile defense system command post.
According to the legend, we are practicing actions in case enemy missiles strike Russian territory, including Moscow and the central industrial regions.
Yegorov explained that thousands of enterprises, design bureaus, and command posts are concentrated in the central regions of Russia.
The missile defense system algorithm works for us; the main task of the on-duty forces is to ensure that it functions correctly.
According to Yegorov, since Soviet times, the quantitative characteristics of repelling a massive enemy strike have changed, but the basic principles have remained the same. First, our satellites detect the launch of an enemy missile in space, then the SPRN calculates its flight path. If the mathematics show that the launch is combat, then the missile defense system with the command post is automatically activated.
The launch of an anti-missile in response to a threat is activated automatically. This is handled by the computing power located at the missile defense system command post.
This is a giant supercomputer called "Elbrus." Inside the cabinets are cells with boards. The supercomputer's power is cooled by water. Now it acts as a backup system.
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