page_title: Lekhtusi Radar Station
hierarchical_section_title: Lekhtusi Radar Station
caption_attribution_description: English: Voronezh-M early warning radar in Lekhtusi. Русский: «Воронеж-М» радиолокационная станция
context_page_description: Lekhtusi Radar Station is an early warning radar near Lekhtusi in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is a key part of the Russian early warning system against missile attack, going on combat duty on 11 February 2012. It is run by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.
  There have been a number of announcements about the introduction of this radar, the first one of the third generation Voronezh series of early warning radar. It first entered testing in December 2005, experimental service a year later, service in December 2009 and finally combat duty in 2012.
  The station is 2 kilometres south west of the village of Lekhtusi and 40 kilometres north north east of St Petersburg. It is adjacent to the A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy which is an officer training centre for the Aerospace Defence Forces.
context_section_description: Lekhtusi Radar Station  is an early warning radar near Lekhtusi in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is a key part of the Russian early warning system against missile attack, going on combat duty on 11 February 2012. It is run by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.
  There have been a number of announcements about the introduction of this radar, the first one of the third generation Voronezh series of early warning radar. It first entered testing in December 2005, experimental service a year later, service in December 2009 and finally combat duty in 2012.
  The station is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south west of the village of Lekhtusi and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north north east of St Petersburg. It is adjacent to the A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy which is an officer training centre for the Aerospace Defence Forces.
caption: Rear of the radar array
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