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Spoon Rest

Country of Origin: Russia

Spoon Rest is a Russian ground-based, early warning radar that later evolved into the Knife Rest series. The very high frequency (VHF) radar is widely used with the Fan Song radar associated with the SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.

Spoon Rest A is the original version of the system and is mounted in two trailers. The system's generator is carried in one of the trucks while the radar array and electronics cabinets are in the other. The large antenna is a...

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