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Ukrainian Defense Review/January-March 2020
Naval SIGINT Capability for Ukraine A System that Enemy will Never be Able to Spot
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elkhior (Ukrainian for "German silver"). This is the name chosen for a new shipboard Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) system developed by the Quant-Radiolocation R&D Institute for Radar Systems. The Melkhior is going to become the hallmark of and a key competitive advantage for the SIGINT ship being built for the Ukrainian Navy, under the Government Defense Procurement Contract, at Kuznya na Rybalskomu Shipyard, Kyiv. The naval SIGINT system Melkhior has already gone through factory-level tests and is now being prepared to enter official qualification trials process onboard the ship once she is finished.
Innovative Development
The development of passive radar location systems in Ukraine has until recently been Identified with the renowned system Kolchuga. After Rus-
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