342nd Radio-Technical Regiment
Unit Identification and Designators
The identifiers provided correspond to the 342nd Radio-Technical Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) Radiotechnical Troops. The military-unit number 75313 appears as the regiment’s core designation (commonly used for the headquarters and parent administrative entity). The additional entries—military unit 75313-2, 75313-3, 75313-5, 75313-9, 75313-10, 75313-11, and 75313-12—are consistent with Russian Ministry of Defense administrative practice in which suffixes denote subordinate elements (e.g., detached companies, radar posts, or sites) administratively tied to the parent unit. The list implies at least seven subordinate elements in addition to the headquarters. The exact official names, garrisons, and coordinates for these sub-elements are not included in the data provided and are not publicly confirmed here.
Role and Mission within the Aerospace Forces
Radio-Technical Regiments are part of the Radiotechnical Troops (RTV) of the VKS and provide continuous radar surveillance, target detection, tracking, state identification (friend/foe), and generation of the recognized air picture for Russia’s air and air-defense command-and-control network. They support airspace control, ensure radar coverage for anti-aircraft missile regiments (e.g., S-300/S-400) and fighter aviation, and maintain round-the-clock combat duty. Since 1 August 2015—when the VKS was formed by merging the Air Force and Aerospace Defense Forces—the Radiotechnical Troops have remained a core component of Russia’s integrated air and missile defense architecture.
Organizational Structure and Subordinate Elements
A Radio-Technical Regiment typically comprises a regimental headquarters and command post, several battalions and/or separate companies operating fixed or mobile radar posts, a communications and automation company, and logistics and technical support elements. Subordinate radar posts are often company- or platoon-sized detachments stationed at dispersed sites to ensure overlapping coverage, particularly at low and medium altitudes. The suffix-bearing entries (75313-2, -3, -5, -9, -10, -11, -12) are consistent with such dispersed subordinate elements under the parent military unit 75313. Precise manning levels, internal table of organization, and the exact number of posts for the 342nd Regiment are not stated in the available information and are not independently confirmed here.
Equipment Portfolio Typically Fielded by Radiotechnical Regiments
Radiotechnical regiments in the VKS field a mix of legacy and modern 2D/3D radars and height-finders to produce a fused air picture. Systems in widespread service include VHF and L/S-band long-range and low-altitude radars such as 55Zh6M Nebo-M (multi-band AESA; publicly reported detection against high-altitude aerodynamic targets up to roughly 600 km), 59N6-1 Protivnik-G (UHF/L-band 3D radar; open sources cite ranges up to approximately 400 km, depending on target and altitude), 64L6 Gamma-S1 (S-band 3D radar; published ranges around 300 km), 96L6 all-altitude radar (used both with SAM regiments and by RTV; typical published range up to about 300 km), 48Ya6-K1 Podlet-K1 (low-altitude 3D radar; open publications cite up to 200–300 km depending on conditions), P-18-2 Prima and P-18M (modernized VHF), legacy 5N84A Oborona-14 (VHF), 1L119 Nebo-SVU (VHF 3D), and 51U6-2 Kasta-2 (low-altitude 3D). Where older 2D radars are used, height-finders such as PRV-13/PRV-16 may be co-located. The exact equipment set at the 342nd Regiment’s sites is not specified in the provided data and is not confirmed in this assessment.
Site Infrastructure and Physical Signatures
Headquarters locations typically include a regimental command post, communications hub, vehicle parks and maintenance facilities, accommodations, and training infrastructure. Subordinate radar sites commonly have perimeter fencing, access-control points, generator facilities (diesel power units for autonomous operation), shelters for radar and support vehicles, communications masts, and occasionally elevating masts or towers (e.g., 40V6-series) to improve low-altitude coverage. Radar signatures visible in open imagery often include rotating or phased-array antenna assemblies, radomes for environmental protection, and dispersed vehicle hardstands. Specific geospatial coordinates and site layouts for the 342nd Regiment’s HQ and its suffix-designated subunits are not provided and are not confirmed here.
Command-and-Control Integration
Radio-Technical Regiments feed radar track data to the VKS air and air-defense command system via automated processing and dissemination suites. Systems commonly referenced in open sources include Fundament-M for radar data processing and interfacing, with higher-echelon integration into regional air-defense automated control systems (e.g., Baikal-1M/ME at air-defense division/brigade level) and into S-300/S-400 regimental command posts. The regiment’s data supports the regional Air and Air Defense Army and, through national networks, the broader aerospace defense framework. Specific command-link configurations for military unit 75313 are not publicly detailed in the information provided.
Deployment and Coverage Concepts
Regimental radar posts are dispersed to create overlapping sectors that form a continuous surveillance zone over the assigned region. Long-range 3D radars provide high-altitude and medium-altitude coverage out to several hundred kilometers, while low-altitude radars and elevated masts reduce terrain-masked gaps near the surface. Where available, multi-band radars improve detection and tracking of low-RCS targets. Subordinate elements identified by the suffixes (75313-2, -3, -5, -9, -10, -11, -12) are consistent with such distributed radar posts, although their exact locations, arcs of responsibility, and assigned radar types are not specified in the provided data.
Security, Resilience, and Survivability Measures
Radiotechnical units rely on dispersion, mobility (for systems on wheeled/tracked platforms), frequency agility, and redundancy across multiple radar types and sites to maintain coverage under electronic attack or kinetic threat. Mobile assets can displace, while fixed and semi-fixed posts generally use hardened shelters, camouflage, and autonomous power to sustain prolonged duty cycles. The employment of VHF-band and multi-band radars contributes to detection of low-RCS targets, while integration into a wider network allows track handover if individual sensors are degraded. These are general measures observed across Russian RTV units; specific protective measures at the 342nd Regiment’s sites are not described in the provided information.
Assessment of the Provided Identifiers
The dataset centers on the 342nd Radio-Technical Regiment with military unit 75313 and lists seven suffix-bearing subordinate elements: 75313-2, 75313-3, 75313-5, 75313-9, 75313-10, 75313-11, and 75313-12. This pattern is consistent with a parent regiment (75313) administratively overseeing several detached radar posts or companies under suffix extensions. The absence of other potential suffixes (e.g., -1, -4, -6, -7, -8) in the list does not indicate their presence or absence; it only reflects that they are not included in the provided data. Without official addresses, garrisons, or equipment listings, the entries cannot be attributed to specific sites in this assessment.
Data Availability and Classification Considerations
Russian military-unit numbers (voinskaya chast, v/ch) are public administrative identifiers that appear in open-source materials such as legal acts, procurement records, and some local reporting. However, precise locations, site layouts, and equipment holdings for specific radar posts are often not published and may be sensitive. In the absence of corroborating open-source documentation or imagery, this analysis does not assign geospatial coordinates or detailed tables of equipment to military unit 75313 or its suffix sub-elements.
Information Required for Precise Site Attribution
To attribute the listed identifiers to specific military sites with confidence, the following would be required: official unit postal addresses or garrison towns; Russian procurement or contracting documents explicitly naming v/ch 75313 and its suffix subunits with delivery locations; verifiable local reporting or employment notices citing the unit and address; Ministry of Defense press releases naming the 342nd Regiment and describing deployments or exercises; and corroborating satellite imagery showing radar signatures and infrastructure aligned with those locations.
Verification Status
The existence and general function of Radio-Technical Regiments within the VKS are well documented in public sources. The administrative practice of using a primary military-unit number with suffixes for subordinate elements is also widely observed. The specific mapping of 342nd Radio-Technical Regiment to military unit 75313 and the exact nature and locations of 75313-2, 75313-3, 75313-5, 75313-9, 75313-10, 75313-11, and 75313-12 are not independently confirmed in this report and remain unverified here due to lack of publicly cited primary documentation and geospatial evidence in the provided data.