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Ukrainian Defense Review/January-March 2020
Technology Generator Radionix, Kyiv, Offers Unique Airborne Solutions Pertaining to Avionics, Precision-Guided Weapons, Electronic Warfare and Radiolocation
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kraine’s Defense Industry would be a little more unhappy if Radionix were not there. In such a case it would have to proceed slower with developing new precision-guided weapons and would only dream about advanced technologies such as Neptune or Esmeralda. Aviation would not have electronic countermeasure capabilities for self protection, and unmanned aerial vehicles would be unable to fly their missions in low visibility weathers. But we have it all available to us, because we here at Radionix are committed to doing work qualitatively, no matter how many impediments there might be to turning a conceived idea into a product. Either way, the Company’s chosen focus on complex, sophisticated systems has justified itself by 100%; Radionix products rival world-renowned brands in terms of technical performance and they sell well on the export market. But it would be great if domestic customers too paid more interest to Radionix products, because they are truly needed by our Defense Industry.
Straight on Target
Radionix can boast of having developed genuine unique solutions for varied applications. The Company’s true pride lies in the de-
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ernment funding involved. The seeker systems have all been designed such as to be dually applicable to surfaceto-air missiles (SAMs) and air-to-air missiles (AAMs), and they are designed and built with 60-65 percent electronic parts commonality. Active and semi-active radar seeker heads by Radionix have been used in export contracts, specifically for upgrading of the S-125 Pechora SAM system, where they are mounted to the system’s upgraded missile 5V27D to enable it to hit targets at extended ranges of 40 km in distance and 25 km in altitude. velopment and production of radar homing systems for missile guidance. This indeed is a highly sophisticated challenge, but without it there can be no development of precision-guided weapons and munitions. That Radionix, a privately-run company, has managed to handle this challenge with success is clear proof of its high level of R&D and production proficiency. Radionix has in its product portfolio a lineup of active, semi-active and passive radar seeker systems, which it developed as private ventures, with no Gov-
From Neptune to Esmeralda
Radionix developed solutions are used in new military technologies that have become emblematic for Ukraine’s Defense Industry. Here we are talking particularly about the cruise missile Neptune that currently mounts a Radionix active radar seeker, but, if equipped with a passive radar seeker, can also have utility for defeating air defense radars. Radionix is developing an innovative multifunctional airborne X-band radar system named Esmeralda, which, in one of its iterations, is present in an upgraded S-125 SAM system produced for an export customer. In an UDR interview, Stanislav Zavyalov, Radionix CEO,
