Soviet / Russian Radar Designation Systems

[overscan (PaulMM)]

This is a pretty interesting topic, with many different schemes in use at different times.

RP- series
(Comes from радиолокационный прицел (radiolokatsionnyy pritsel) “radar sight”)
RP-1 Izumrud (MiG-17)
RP-2 Izumrud (MiG-17, MiG-19)
RP-5 Izumrud 2 (MiG-19)
RP-6 Sokol (Yak-25M)
RP-9 TsD-30 (Su-9)
RP-11 Oryol (Su-11)
RP-15 Oryol-D58 (Su-15)
RP-21 TsD-30 (MiG-21)
RP-22 Sapfir-21 (MiG-21)
RP-23 Sapfir-23 (MiG-23)
RP-25 Smerch-A (MiG-25)
RP-26 Taifun (Su-15)
RP-31 Zaslon (MiG-25)
RP-S Smerch (Tu-128)

N series
N001 Myech (Su-27)
N003 Sapfir-23MLA (MiG-23)
N005 Sapfir-25 (MiG-25)
N006 Sapfir-23MLA (MiG-23P)
N007 Zaslon (MiG-31)
N008 Sapfir-23MLA-2 (MiG-23)
N010 Zhuk (MiG-29M)
N011 Bars (Su-27M)
N011M Bars-M (Su-30MKI)
N012 Rearward facing radar for Su-34
N014 3 phased array antenna radar for MiG 1.42
N015 Rearward facing radar for MiG 1.42
N019 Rubin (MiG-29)
N025
Н035 Irbis (Su027NJ
N036 Byelka (Su-57)

Sh- series
Sh101 - Su-27 radar system (including N001)
Sh109 - MiG 1.42 radar system (including N014 and N015)
Sh121 - Su-57 radar system (including N036)
Sh141 - Su-34 ?

 

[jureksts]

RP-5 Izumrud 2 (MiG-19PM) Scan Odd
RP-11 Oriol (Su-11) Skip Spin
RP-31 (N007) Zaslon MiG-31 Flash Dance