Global InformationUragan Soviet automatic air defense interception system information
The Uragan-1 was the first generation of a Soviet automatic air defense interception system, and was a component of the Soviet Air Defence Forces protivovozdushnaya oborona strany (PVO Strany). The concept began with a Soviet Council of Ministers resolution dated February 26, 1955 and the Ministry of Aviation Industry order dated March 8, 1955. The resolutions were in response to the threat from long-range supersonic bombers such as the United States' Convair B-58 "Hustler" and the equally threatening British Vickers Valiant, among others.[1] The current generation is the Uragan-5B.[2]
- ^ Quinlivan, James T. A SOVIET STRATEGIC AIR DEFENSE: A LONG PAST AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. The RAND Corporation. pp. 5–7.
- ^ Bennett, Stuart (1993). A History of Control Engineering, 1930–1955. Institution of Engineering and Technology. p. 126. ISBN 978-0863412806.