| Aistyonok | |
| Introdate: | 2008 |
| Type: | Counter-battery radar |
| Designer: | Almaz-Antey |
| Manufacturer: | Almaz-Antey |
Aistyonok (Russian: Аистёнок, Little Stork; GRAU designation 1L271) is a portable counter-battery radar system developed and produced by the state-owned Almaz-Antey corporation for the Russian Armed Forces.
It is a mobile radar for the purpose of detecting position of weapons such as field artillery and anti-aircraft weapons, calculating the trajectory of incoming shells, and the control of unmanned aerial vehicles. Aistyonok is claimed to detect moving ground targets at a distance of up to 20km (10miles), with capabilities to detect mortar fire positions at a distance of up to 5km (03miles), moving ground equipment at a distance of up to 20km (10miles), and the adjustment of artillery fire from 5km (03miles) to 15km (09miles) depending on the conditions.[1]
The Aistyonok system was debuted in 2008, and has since been introduced for limited use in the North Caucasus by the Russian Armed Forces. The counter-battery radar has also been used in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[2] [3]