85V6-A Vega Russian Electronic Intelligence System

Mission The 85V6-A Vega ELINT system is designed for detection, location, identification, classification and tracking of ground/air/maritime targets by their radio emissions. The 85V6-A Vega system can provide radio control and information support to groupings of AD, ELINT and EW units, as well as to early warning, air traffic control, and jamming source detection systems. Composition: • three signal detection/direction finding/ classification stations • ELINT system control post In combat the Vega stations are placed up to 30 km apart with the control post usually deployed near one of them.The Vega station can be used autonomously and within AD, EW, border guard and other combat units. The ELINT system's control post is designed to define planar coordinates and motion parameters of radio emitting sources based on data provided by the three stations, as well as to couple with the superior control centre. Bearings and other target data are transferred from the detection and direction finding stations to the control post via data links. Based on these data, target locations and tracks are calculated by means of triangulation and visualized on the digital map of the monitored region with false tracks eliminated by programme methods and identified with bearings of objects. Functional testing of the station is to be accomplished and ELINT summaries registered periodically.