At least 31 Russian airports are planned to be equipped with UAV detection and countermeasure systems. This became known at the end of 2023. One of the first to receive such equipment was Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport: it installed the Enot-SD radar-optical complex with additional software from Kaspersky Lab.
Purchases of similar equipment have also begun in other regions. In particular, according to the online publication CNews, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport named after Anton Chekhov has allocated 294.6 million rubles this year for the purchase of anti-drone equipment.
Applications for the tender on the public procurement website closed on June 24. The terms of reference state that Enot radar stations and the Polyana unmanned aerial vehicle countermeasures system will be purchased for the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport. Most likely, Polyana-D4M1 is meant.
What is known about "Enot"
The Enot radar was developed at the Electronic Computing and Information Systems Research and Production Center (JSC SPC ELVIS). It automatically detects drones, including ultra-small objects weighing from 0.25 kg, as well as ground and surface targets. After that, it measures coordinates, performs auto-tracking, classification, and target designation for optoelectronic and other means.
The radar recognizes and determines:
- small drones (effective scattering area from 0.01 sq. m) — at 3,000 m;
- ground or surface targets (effective scattering area from 0.5 sq. m) — at 4,700 m;
- cars on the ground or boats on the water (effective scattering area 5.0 sq. m) — "Enot" will see at 8,300 m.
Enot, with its multi-beam receiving antenna, has the ability to programmatically integrate third-party systems into it, and can itself be integrated into third-party systems. This is facilitated by open protocols of any level of detail, from source data to target cards.
What is known about the "Polyana-D4M1" system
The Polyana-D4M1 automated control system is used to control an anti-aircraft missile brigade or a mixed group of air defense forces. Through command posts, it can work with air defense systems such as the S-300 and Buk, and a mixed group of SAM (air defense systems) such as the S-300, Buk, Tor, and Tunguska.
It ensures the safety of aviation flights, collects and processes radar information, provides air situation awareness, and controls on-duty forces. Also, Polyana-D4M1 automatically registers and documents the information received and transmitted, helps to distribute efforts in interaction zones when repelling air attacks, and can coordinate combat operations.
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