P-14 radar

The design of the P-14 2D early warning radar started in 1955 by decree of the CPSU Central Committee. The P-14 was developed under the direction of V.I. Ovsyannikov by the SKB Design Bureau, a division of State Plant No.197 named after V.I.Lenin, the predecessor of the current Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Radio Engineering (NNIIRT). The development team was awarded the Lenin prize by the Soviet Union in 1960 for the development of the P-14 radar. The P-14 was superseded by the Nebo-U "Tall Rack" VHF surveillance radar in 1982. ==Description==

The P-14 was produced in three variants: the 1RL113 "Lena" (Tall King A) and 44Zh6 "Furgon" (Tall King B) static versions and the 5N84A "Oborona-14" (Tall King C). A total of 731 1RL113 "Lena" were manufactured between 1959 and 1976, 24 of which were for export. The P-14 can operate in four different modes: high beam with increased upper detection limit, low beam with increased range at low to medium altitudes and scan which alternates between high and low beam modes. ==Variants==

P-14MA/5H84AMA – ground-based long-range VHF surveillance radar P-180U is offered as the modernized follow-on to its prototype, the analogue P-14. Produced in LiTak-Tak (Lithuania). Modernization of early-warning VHF radar 5N84A (5N84, 44Zh6 or P-14) offers the best (in terms of efficiency/cost ratio) alternative to restoration or repair of legacy prototypes. Modernization of 5N84A features: • metric band for "counter-Stealth" capability; • maximum use of COTS components; • option of containerized solution (two 20 ft ISO); • stable, fail-soft, modular solid-state transmitter; • built-in test equipment; • no special adjustments required during operation; • largely simplified maintenance; • engineered for minimum cost of ownership. As a result of modernization the radar's detection performance is efficiently improved. Modernized radar features automatic tracking capability as well as data receiving from other radar sensors. Data can be exchanged over a variety of communication channels in approved format. ==Operators==

The P-14 was operated by the Soviet Union from 1959 and has long since become obsolete being replaced in service by the 55G6 Nebo VHF radar. Many export P-14 have been upgraded and continue to serve in the military and air traffic control role across the world. • • • - Upgraded by Aerotechnica MLT • The last work present day in Medina (P-14 Oborona) • • • - Had two radars, one destroyed in 1999, second phased out in 2012. • - Passed to successor states. • - Last P-14 disbanded in 2003. • • - Oborona-14 version is still on active duty. ==Combat History==

The P-14 has served in several conflicts in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. ==See also==