{
  "id": "kolchuga-m",
  "name": "Kolchuga-M",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Passive early warning radar system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2000,
  "operators": [
    "ISR",
    "RUS",
    "SAU",
    "UKR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "The Kolchuga-M passive detection system is truck-mounted and detects aircraft electromagnetic emissions in the VHF, UHF, and SHF wavebands. It identifies and tracks incoming aircraft at long range for acquisition by separate air defense systems.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Antenna type",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "4 in VHF, UHF, and SHF",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Frequency range",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "0.13-18 GHz (to include X and Ku bands.",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Azimuth coverage",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "360 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum number of targets tracked",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "32",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "7.0L ZIL-375YA",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Transmission",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "5-speed manual + 2-speed transfer case",
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 76,
      "src": [
        "weg-kolchuga-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kolchuga-m.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-kolchuga-m": {
      "title": "Kolchuga-M Russian Passive Early Warning Radar System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Kolchuga-M_Russian_Passive_Early_Warning_Radar_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}