Day radio technical troops The Air Force celebrates on December 15th. The date of the celebration coincides with the day of the creation of radio engineering troops in Russia - the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on their formation was signed on December 15, 1951. The radio engineering troops can boast of high-tech equipment and the latest technology, which allows for continuous support of air equipment anywhere in the country.

Military personnel of the radio engineering troops celebrate their professional holiday in the service, being in a state of constant combat readiness. It cannot be otherwise - after all, the security of the country and every citizen depends on them.

Guard the heavenly roads
Not many people are honored.
Every year we celebrate in December
The holiday of our glorious RTV.

Again and again we will congratulate
You, and commanders and soldiers.
You protect your native sky
Motherland trusted, guys.

Let the holiday shine
All divisions and units.
We want to wish you peace
Joy, love, health, happiness!

Radio technicians, congratulations!
Let only success await you in the service,
And also in career upward promotion,
Know no troubles, no worries, no hindrances!

We wish you to be in great shape forever,
Enormous energy, vivacity, strength!
May your health always be normal,
To bring joy to you every day!

Congratulating you, I will say
I am lyrical words.
We can't live without troops
Radio engineering.

To all who serve here
I wish you well.
On duty, in the civil sphere
Live without despair.

The country sleeps peacefully until
In the ranks of radio engineers troops.
Provocateurs will not get into the country,
Radars are on the lookout.

Let the enemy not violate the airspace,
And our country is flourishing.
And a friendly family will meet you at home,
Honor and respect among colleagues, acquaintances.

Do you work for RTV? I congratulate you
And I sincerely wish the defender of the Fatherland
To be healthy, persistent, courageous,
Well, with technology - skillful.

Catch all the signals uninterrupted,
So that our homeland sleeps peacefully.
Let over you, my dear soldier,
Always only peaceful waves fly!

Air Force Radio Engineering Troop,
This is pride, this is glory, and technological progress,
So that there is peace and calm, in our blue sky,
Day and night at the post the falcons of Russia!
Let spies, provocateurs not hope for a miracle,
They will take a bearing in an instant, radars!
And to you, the servants of these troops, our congratulations,
May good luck accompany you and luck in business,
Let you be bypassed, and trouble, and grief,
Joy to you ocean, love and happiness to the sea!

Radio engineering troops holiday has come.
I wish you new meetings, smiles, strength.
May this wonderful holiday bring you success.
So that you become lucky and more successful than everyone!

Let, like a long radio wave,
Happiness, laughter and joy will fly to you.
Gather all your close friends as soon as possible.
Celebrate your holiday brighter, more fun!

Notify of the imminent approach of the enemy
Radio engineering glorious troops.
They carry permanent combat duty,
In heaven, on earth keeping peace.

Locators are their keen eyes.
Tracking stations serve as ears.
The enemy cannot deceive them.
And we are proud of them, no doubt!

Various reconnaissance and tracking devices,
Airspace is protected from intrusion.
At any time of the day, at any time of the year,
Everything is under control - regardless of the weather.

Military electronics and the skill of the guys,
Air borders can be safely trusted.
Honor and respect - to all specialists,
May the sky be peaceful, may the sky be clear!

In the world of complex modern technologies
There is a VKS - after all, the twenty-first century!
Yes, there is a lot of the latest high-precision technology,
But technology today is controlled by a person.

To detect enemy aircraft,
And give out reliable information -
There are posts of technical intelligence,
Tracking stations, radar.

Congratulations: 28 in verse, 5 in prose.

1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CREATION AND FORMATION OF RADIO ENGINEERING TROOPS
Prerequisites for the formation of a system for observing the sky and identifying air targets in the Russian army (1913-1914)
In 1913, in Russia, when organizing air defense by the Russian aircraft designer A.A. The Porohovshchikovs proposed to create a special network of observation posts in order to organize the entry into battle of the forces of the air fleet, together with the available field and fortress artillery. To do this, it was proposed to create a network of so-called "air stations" along the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland along the line St. Petersburg - Riga, placing them in two lines: one - St. Petersburg - Vindava, the other - St. Petersburg - Suwalki. The purpose of these stations was to monitor the appearance of aircraft in the zone of responsibility of the station, the size of which was determined by the range of the airspace with the help of optical instruments, to single out aliens among them and to report the fact of their passage and its direction to interested commanders. The idea was also expressed about the possibility of assisting their pilots in finding violators of the airspace.
It was nothing more than a proposal to organize an aerial surveillance service in Russia that appeared a little later. At that time, the foundations for the combat use of future units and units of the VNOS and radio engineering troops were being born.
Thus, the proposed stations were to be removed at a distance of up to 150 versts from one another, equipped with means of ground communication and provided with transport. The guiding documents for combating aerial reconnaissance determine the personnel specially assigned to monitor the appearance of enemy aircraft and airships in units and subunits.
Observation in combat conditions had to be carried out everywhere and continuously, regardless of the weather and time of day. Having found an air object, the observer had to notify the command and all personnel about it.
The order of notification was developed in parts, available means of signaling were used for it. The very first observer who discovered the air reconnaissance was supposed to give an alarm.
Due to the fact that on January 1, 1913, the law on the sovereignty of the airspace came into force Russian Empire, there was an objective need to apply a sign of nationality to aircraft.
On the eve of the First World War, the Military Council approved an Instruction to indicate nationality and identify Russian aeronautical projectiles and airplanes, in accordance with which concentric circles of the colors of the national flag of Russia - white were applied on Russian aircraft on the sides of the fuselage or gondola, as well as on the rudders. , blue and red. These designations were used by observers to identify their aircraft.
The beginning of the creation of structural units of air defense for monitoring and warning of the air situation (1914-1918)
During the creation in the fall of 1914 of the air defense of Petrograd and the Imperial residence in Tsarskoye Selo, special attention was paid to the sky observation posts, which were formed in the units and subunits of the 6th Army, in accordance with the "Instructions for aeronautics", put into effect by order of the army commander in chief.
Long-range air observation posts were located along the western border of Finland and along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. The task of detecting an air enemy in Finland and notifying the Petrograd Air Defense Headquarters about it was assigned to the border guards.
The near air surveillance line was deployed on the basis of the artillery fortified area around the Russian capital and on ships Baltic Fleet.
To establish the speed of communication between air observation posts, to ensure the possibility of immediate transmission of reports from them to Petrograd, the head of the air defense of Petrograd was charged with the duty of organizing a direct connection between the posts and the central point chosen by him, as well as communication between the central point and artillery, airplanes and teams assigned to repel an enemy air attack.
On May 12, 1915, the Commander-in-Chief of the 6th Army issued a special Instruction No. 1 "Posts from the lower ranks to observe the sky." It determined: the composition of the formed posts; observation areas; official duties lower ranks of posts; the procedure for carrying out combat duty and warning in the event of the appearance of enemy aeronautical vehicles in the sky.
For the first time, for the efficiency of transmitting information about an air enemy over a communication line, the Instruction introduced the term "Air", which is still used in the course of combat duty of air defense units.
At the sky observation posts, the Instruction introduced special working logs, which became the prototype modern magazines carrying out combat duty.
By order of the troops of the 27th Army Corps dated January 23, 1915 No. 13, the air defense of the city of Warsaw was organized. To fight air fleet the enemy were
air detachments were formed, the general leadership of which was entrusted to the commander of the 2nd aviation company, lieutenant colonel Geneiko. At the same time, the first fighter aviation squadron of senior lieutenant N.A. was operating in this area. Yatsuka. For the timely notification of air defense units, a network of observation posts was established, interaction with the anti-aircraft artillery of the Warsaw fortress, which was at the disposal of the head of the Warsaw fortress artillery, Colonel P.N. Glazkov, was determined.
In the period 1915-1917, to organize the air defense of large military-political, administrative centers of the country: Mogilev, Dvinsk, Minsk, Pskov, Odessa, Nikolaev, etc. the structure of air surveillance and warning is being formed, which is part of integral part in the organization of defense against air attack by German and Austro-Hungarian aviation. So, in 1917, 60 observation posts were already set up around Petrograd and Odessa, reduced to companies of observers and staffed by regular officers and soldiers. In the future, around Petrograd, the number of such posts increased to 83. To receive reports from posts 15 telephone and telegraph stations were also created around the Russian capital.
On March 20, 1917, by order of the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief No. 370, the creation of an air defense within the boundaries of the Odessa military district was determined. The air defense of the district was headed by Major General IAFedorov.
The same order introduced the staff and the Regulations on the Headquarters of the Air Defense of the Odessa Military District. Captain Pokrovsky (commander of the defense battalion) was appointed chief of the air defense headquarters. Subordinate to the chief of air defense are: ...artillery, machine-gun and aviation units for defense against air attack... Observation posts were formed by two companies observers. For night action, there were 4 searchlight teams. The telegraph and telephone team provided communication between the air defense units and the District Air Defense Headquarters.
By September 1917, air defense services were formed in Petrograd and the Odessa military district, uniting all the available forces and means of air defense, including the organizationally formed air monitoring service.
The air defense service was led by the commanders of the troops of the military districts through the chiefs of air defense, to whom all units of fighter aviation, anti-aircraft artillery, and air surveillance were subordinate.
The general management of the air defense services was carried out by the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (through the services of the quartermaster general and the general on duty).
The chiefs of staff of the air defense of Petrograd and the Odessa military district were at the same time commanders of air observer battalions. The constant combat readiness of the air defense units was supported by the daily appointment of duty units in all fighter squadrons and anti-aircraft batteries and the constant activity of observation posts.
Thus, the sky surveillance service was born and developed during the First World War and was an integral part of the emerging air defense systems of important military-political, administrative centers, military districts, groupings of troops and forces of the Russian fleet.
The main stages in the development of the monitoring, warning and communications system in the Red (Soviet) Army (1918-1945)
AT further development surveillance and warning systems as part of domestic air defense can be divided into the following stages:
The first stage (1918-1925) Formation of a surveillance and warning service only around the most important military-political and administrative centers of the country at the time of the immediate danger of an enemy air attack.
Despite the change political environment in the country, connected with the October events and the change of state power and system in Russia, the Air Defense Headquarters continued to function in Petrograd under the leadership of Major General V.G. .Votintseva (chief of staff 1917-1918). To ensure reliable cover for the capital of the state and timely notification of a possible enemy air raid around Petrograd, sky observation posts continued to perform their combat mission. This is also evidenced by the fact that the distribution of forces and means of the air defense of Petrograd, the organization of notification of the appearance of an air enemy was carried out by the Revolutionary Committee for the Defense of the City of Petrograd under the leadership of N.I. Podvoisky, who was in charge of the Air Defense Headquarters.
In April 1918, in connection with the relocation of the Soviet government to Moscow, in the order of the military head of the Moscow region No. 1 dated April 25, 1918, the air defense of the city of Moscow was formed. On the outskirts of the city, signal points are deployed - air surveillance posts.
In July of the same year, under the newly formed Directorate, the head of the formation of anti-aircraft batteries, the training of junior command staff for anti-aircraft batteries and specialists, incl. telephonist observers for air defense.
In the period February - May 1919, orders for the operational part determined the location of observation watches over the sky in Sestroretsk, Dibuny, Stanki, Toksovo, Osinovets, Oranienbaum, Strelna. In October-November of the same year, Instructions were developed and put into effect for the chief of communications on duty and the observation watch.
On September 1, 1922, in accordance with the order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic, the provisions and staff of a training electrotechnical battalion, the staff of a separate searchlight company and a separate electrical station (peacetime) were introduced.
The second stage (1926-1932) Formation in the border zone and around the main economic and administrative centers of the country of a permanent network of visual observation posts, staffed mainly by the forces of the local police.
On June 30, 1927, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR, the Instruction on the Service of Air Communications and Observation Posts was put into effect. Posts were created in communication units (subdivisions) of corps, divisions, regiments, in units of air chemical defense and air fleets of the Air Force.
forces. The posts were subordinate in all respects to the communications chiefs of all levels of leadership.
On January 31, 1928, the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR decided to legalize the terms "air defense" and "air surveillance, warning and communication service (VNOS)". These terms have been used in approved People's Commissar on military and naval affairs and the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR, fundamental documents on the organization of the country's air defense, namely the Regulations on Air Defense of the USSR (peacetime) and the first Provisional Regulations on Air Defense of the USSR (for wartime).
On July 11, 1928, by a resolution of the Administrative Meeting of the Council of Labor and Defense, the list of important points subject to air defense (total 48), the deployment of the VNOS service through civilian people's commissariats has been determined.
On January 28, 1930, the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR discussed the issue of the Air Defense Plan and recognized the need to combine anti-aircraft artillery, machine gun, searchlight, aeronautical, chemical and observation air defense units of the rear into divisions, regiments, brigades and air defense divisions .
On December 11, 1930, the Decrees of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR "On the air defense of the army and objects of military importance" and "On the air defense of the rear" defined measures to strengthen anti-aircraft weapons, fighter aircraft, deploy posts of the VNOS service on the defense of objects air defense.
On February 7, 1931, a joint directive of the Headquarters of the Red Army and the Main Police Department was issued on the creation of the main and observation posts of VNOS under the police bodies. The locations of the main posts (GP) and the number of observation posts (OP) by oblasts (territories) and autonomous republics were determined by directive, the states of the GP and NP VNOS were introduced.
The third stage (1932-1938) Transfer of all functions of the VNOS service to VNOS military units specially created in the Air Defense Forces. During this period, the first radar means for detecting air targets were created.
On April 11, 1932, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR No. 0019, the Regulations on the units: VNOS Air Defense of the country's territory were put into effect.
In June 1933, People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR K.E. Voroshilov was presented with a memorandum of design engineer P.K. Oshchepkov outlining the idea of ​​using radio waves to detect aircraft and the principles of using radio detection devices in an air defense system.
In January 1934, a group of employees of the Central Radio Laboratory headed by Yu.K. Korovin conducted the first experiment on detecting an air target using radio waves. The radio signals reflected from the aircraft were recorded at a distance of 70 kilometers. On January 14, 1934, a special meeting was held at the USSR Academy of Sciences, which approved the idea of ​​radar.
On July 10-11, 1934, near Leningrad, the world's first tests of radio detection equipment for Rapid aircraft (manufactured by the Leningrad Electrophysical Institute at the request of the Air Defense Directorate of the Red Army), which could detect aircraft at a distance of up to 3 km. On October 22, 1934, an agreement was concluded with industry for the manufacture of six such detection stations. The tested equipment served as a prototype for the development of the first radio detection system for aircraft "Rhubarb" (RUS-1).
July 11, 1934 is the birthday of domestic radar equipment for the VNOS service.
On June 20, 1937, by directive of the NPO of the USSR No. 34990ss, a closed border strip and specially protected zones were established on the territory of the country in relation to air defense. The entire VNOS service, with the exception of air defense points, was subordinated to the commander of the Air Force of the military districts.
Fourth stage (1938 - June 1941). The period of comprehensive strengthening of the VNOS troops, raising their combat readiness to a level that meets the requirements of the outbreak of the Second World War, the period of the first combat development of new radar equipment, the period of the formation of the first radar units.
Conducted research and experimental work in the field of radar allowed Soviet scientists to create by 1938 the world's first radar station "RUS-1" (aircraft radio catcher - the first), which received a baptism of fire in the war with Finland in 1939-1940 years. In the autumn of 1939, a more advanced RUS-2 station (code "Redut") was created, which was put into service in July 1940 and was widely used during the Great Patriotic War to detect enemy aircraft and aim Soviet fighters at them.
On December 4, 1938, the decision of the Main Military Council of the Red Army No. 10200ss determined the subordination of the VNOS service to the head of the Air Defense Directorate of the Red Army, and in military districts to assistant commanders of air defense forces.
On October 7, 1940, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR "On the air defense of the SS SR" was issued, which determined changes in the management of local air defense. The People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR retained the functions of directing and organizing the air surveillance service, air defense of the territory and air defense points, and combating the air enemy.
On January 25, 1941, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR No. 198-97ss "On the organization of air defense" was issued. The organization of air defense was envisaged in the zone threatened by air attacks to a depth of 1200 km from the state border. In accordance with this resolution, on February 14, the order of the NPO of the USSR No. 0015 "On the division of the territory of the country of the USSR into zones, regions and air defense points" was issued. The order determined the formation of air defense zones in the border and some internal military districts (13 in total), incl. as part of the VNOS units and subdivisions.
Fifth stage (June 1941 - September 1945). Active use of VNOS troops in combat operations, ensuring the combat operation of air defense fire weapons, organizing ground defense. The sharp quantitative growth of the VNOS troops and their qualitative improvement.
To the beginning of the Great Patriotic War(on June 21, 1941) the country's air defense, consisting of 13 air defense zones, included, among other things: 6 regiments, 35 separate battalions and 5 separate VNOS companies.
In the period of September 21 to 23, 1941, for the first time in the history of wars, with the help of the first domestic radars (RUS-2) and subsequent actions of fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery and other air defense systems of Leningrad and the Baltic Fleet, the military plan was foiled. German command to destroy the USSR fleet in the Gulf of Finland by conducting a three-day air operation of their air force. Enemy aircraft raids were repelled by fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft batteries and naval anti-aircraft artillery. During the air operation of the enemy Air Force, 12 massed raids and several strikes by small groups were undertaken. total number up to 500 bombers.
All the raids were opened by the radar crews of the 72nd VNOS orb. The actions of fighters of the 7th Air Defense Air Corps, the Air Force of the Leningrad Front and the aviation of the Baltic Fleet, the fire of anti-aircraft artillery destroyed 25 enemy aircraft, a large number were damaged, the enemy’s plan to destroy the ships of the Baltic Fleet and the suppression of the naval base of Kronstadt was thwarted.
On May 21, 1943, in accordance with the order of the NPO of the USSR No. 0087 on the reorganization of the management of the Moscow air defense system, for the first time, the Military Red Army as part of the Moscow Air Defense Front formed VNOS divisions (on the basis of the corresponding regiments of the Air Defense Front). Such formations were carried out in the Air Defense Forces of the country for the first time.
Air Defense Radio Engineering Troops (1952-1954-1998)
Sixth stage (September 1945-1952-1954). Radical re-equipment of the VNOS troops with new equipment, including radar equipment, improvement of their organizational structure and comprehensive preparation for the creation of a new kind of troops - the country's radio-technical air defense troops. This period was marked by the final transition from the VNOS troops to the creation of a new branch of the country's air defense forces.
On April 15, 1946, the service of the head of the VNOS of the country's air defense forces was created as part of the Headquarters of the country's air defense forces.
On July 10, 1946, the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a detailed resolution "Issues of radar", which defined the work on the development of radar technology as the most important state task.
On August 27, 1947, the service of the chief of the VNOS troops of the country's air defense forces as part of the Headquarters of the country's air defense forces was reorganized into the department of the chief of the troops of the VNOS of the Main Staff of the Air Defense Forces of the country.
On December 15, 1951, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the Ministry of War was assigned the task of creating a reliable service for detection, warning and guidance, for which purpose to organize a unified radar system. The direct responsibility for the detection and destruction of enemy aircraft in the regions (border, seaside, air defense of the country) was assigned to the commanders of the troops of the regions.
On January 15, 1952, a directive of the Minister of War of the USSR was signed, which determined measures to implement the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of December 15, 1951: to create an external detection and guidance band in the countries of people's democracy; to create a frontier detection and guidance strip along the state border of the USSR, as well as a strip in the areas of the country's Air Defense Forces. All ground-based radar detection and guidance systems that were in the units and formations of fighter aviation were combined with the means of the VNOS service, and the radio engineering troops (RTV) of the VNOS were created on this basis.
June 30, 1954 - the post of chief of the VNOS radio-technical troops is introduced. This date completed the creation of the radio engineering troops (RTV) as a kind of air defense troops.
By the end of 1954, the visual observation posts available in the states of VNOS units along state border, were replaced by radar units.
Seventh stage (1954 - February 1998). Development and improvement of the country's radio-technical air defense forces.
On March 17, 1956, by a resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the Plan for the Development and Organizational Restructuring of the Existing Air Defense Radar System of the country, developed by the Headquarters of the Air Defense Forces of the country, was approved.
On April 17, 1956, the USSR Minister of Defense approved the organization of the central apparatus of the country's Air Defense Forces. The post of chief of the country's radio-technical air defense forces was introduced.
On January 14, 1994, the Decree of the President was issued Russian Federation on the creation of the Federal System for Intelligence and Airspace Control (FSR and KVP). It provided for the integration of radar systems and means of the Air Defense Forces, the Department of Air Transport, the Air Force and the Navy through an automation system. The leadership of the Federal System of Intelligence and Control of Airspace was entrusted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces through the commanders of the air defense zones.
Radio Engineering Troops of the Air Force (1998 to present)
Eighth stage (since March 1998). Development and improvement of the Federal system of reconnaissance and airspace control as part of a new branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the Air Force.
On July 16, 1997, the President of the Russian Federation signed the Decree "On priority measures to reform the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and improve their structure" (put into effect by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of August 3, 1997), which determined the creation of - for the existing Air Defense Forces and the Air Force of a new type of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the Air Force.
On March 1, 1998, in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Office of the Head of the Federal System of Intelligence, Use and airspace control (FSRIKVP) of the Air Force. In the fall of 1999, it was renamed into the Directorate of the Chief of the Radio Engineering Troops of the Air Force.

On December 15, the Russian Armed Forces celebrate the day of the formation of the radio engineering troops of the Air Force (Air Force). On this day in 1951, a service for the early detection of enemy aircraft was created by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

The Radio Engineering Troops (RTV) is a branch of the Russian Air Force, part of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation.

Radio engineering troops of radar information about the air situation. They conduct radar reconnaissance and provide radar information to combat crews of higher command posts (CP) and command posts of formations, military units and aviation units, anti-aircraft missile troops and electronic warfare.

In peacetime, all deployed subunits and command posts of formations and units of the RTV are on combat duty for air defense, perform tasks of protecting the state border in the airspace.

The radio engineering troops are a relatively young branch of the military. They were formed in their current form in January 1952. However, the roots of RTV go much deeper into history. Already during the First World War, the question arose of timely warning the troops and the population about the approach of enemy aircraft. It was at that time that when organizing the air defense of Petrograd and Tsarskoye Selo, "observation posts for the sky" appeared, later united into the air surveillance, warning and communications service (VNOS).

Until the end of the 1930s, VNOS posts were equipped with the simplest optical instruments. In 1938, the world's first radar station "RUS-1" was created (the first radar detector for aircraft), which received a baptism of fire in the war with Finland in 1939-1940. In the autumn of 1939, the designers created a more advanced RUS-2 (Redut) station, which was widely used during the Great Patriotic War to detect enemy aircraft.

AT post-war years the need and importance of information about the air enemy, the beginning of his possible attack, control and prevention of reconnaissance activities in the airspace of the country has constantly increased. In this regard, on December 15, 1951, a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On the creation of a service for the early detection of airborne enemy aircraft" was issued, on the basis of which, on the basis of the VNOS units of the Air Defense (Air Defense) of the country and the radar service of the Air Defense Fighter Aviation, the Radio Engineering Troops were formed as a branch of service. .

The period from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s was characterized by the rapid development of the radio engineering troops. In those years, massive deliveries of radar equipment were carried out, groupings of troops were deployed. From the mid-1960s to the end of the 1970s, the development of dominant heights continued, the introduction of new equipment into the troops, primarily automated control systems.

The 1980s in the history of the development of RTV are characterized by qualitative changes in weapons and military equipment. The troops began to receive more powerful radar systems and radar stations, which incorporated the best achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of radio engineering and computer science. The massive arrival of automation equipment made it possible to create automated radar systems on the scale of formations and associations of the Air Defense Forces.

Radar field created on the territory Soviet Union, made it possible to carry out continuous tracking of aircraft at almost any point.

The process of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the events that followed it markedly weakened the Air Defense Forces. In connection with the disbandment of a large number of radio engineering units, a continuous radar field over the territory of the state disappeared. was significantly weakened and general system air defense of the country.

On January 14, 1994, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Federal System for Reconnaissance and Airspace Control (FSR and KVP) was created, which provided for the integration of radar systems and means of the Air Defense Forces, the Department of Air Transport, the Air Force (Air Force) and Navy(Navy) through the automation system.

In 1998, the Air Defense Forces and the Air Force merged into one branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the Air Force. The units that solved related tasks were united, and a single system of radar reconnaissance and radar support was formed on the basis of the radio engineering troops.

The radio engineering troops of the Air Force have a rich history of ensuring the landing of domestic spacecraft, including the landing of the first cosmonaut of the Earth - Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet spaceship reusable "Buran".

RTV soldiers performed international duty in China and North Korea, Vietnam and Egypt, Syria and Angola, Cuba and Afghanistan and a number of other countries.

The RTV of the Air Force consists of radio engineering regiments (RTP), which are part of the Air Force formation, the Aerospace Defense Brigade (VKO), as well as other units and organizations directly subordinate to the Air Force Commander-in-Chief.

Radio-technical troops (RTV) are armed with radio-technical means (RTS) and complexes of automation equipment (KSA) designed to conduct radar reconnaissance of an air enemy and issue radar information about the air situation, within the radar field, to the air force control bodies and other types and branches of troops of the Armed Forces, to control points for combat means of aviation, anti-aircraft missiles and electronic warfare (EW) in solving peacetime and wartime tasks.

At present, the radio engineering troops of the Air Force are solving the tasks of controlling the sky of Russia, protecting its state border in the airspace. In 2014, the radio engineering troops of the Air Force controlled the flight of more than 380,000 aircraft over Russia.

The main directions for the development of the radio engineering troops of the Air Force are the improvement of the technical equipment of military units and subunits by carrying out measures to extend the service life and modernize existing equipment and weapons, and master the weapons of a new fleet.

RTV, within the framework of the state defense order, began to receive advanced radar equipment and automation systems, such as "Foundation", including in the mobile version, the "Nebo" radar of various modifications, "Approach", an all-altitude detector, which have no analogues in the world, have long detection ranges, having the ability to work, including on ballistic targets, with high detection accuracy of any types of targets.

Specialists of the radio engineering troops are being retrained for new types of equipment in training center training of RTV specialists, as well as being trained at equipment manufacturing plants.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources