The construction of the Harmony tracking system has begun
According to the latest reports, in the foreseeable future, the Russian armed forces will commission a state-of-the-art tracking system, which will allow monitoring of various water areas by performing detection of surface, underwater and airborne objects. Domestic media report that by now the new project has reached the stage of construction of some objects, approaching the beginning of full-fledged work. According to reports, the new sonar tracking system is called "Harmony".
Details of current work under the Harmony program were published on November 25 by the Izvestia newspaper. The article “Russia Deploys a Global Marine Tracking System” revealed some details of current work and the general appearance of promising tracking tools. Previously, some data about the latest project was already available for free. The latest publication at the moment seriously complements the existing picture and reveals new details. At the same time, however, most of the information about the Harmony project is still not to be disclosed and, apparently, will remain secret for the next few years.
According to Izvestia, the Russian Ministry of Defense has already begun to deploy a prospective tracking system and has begun construction of several facilities from its structure. It is reported that in the city of Severomorsk preparation for the construction of the so-called. workshops for the preparation of robotic monitoring products of the World Ocean. This part of the program is referred to as "Harmony-C". The construction of the object will deal with the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy). Terms of completion of construction and installation of equipment are not specified.
In addition, a facility is already under construction, from which a new tracking system will be managed. On the territory of a military unit located in the village of Belushya Guba (Novaya Zemlya archipelago) a new command post is being built, which will manage the work of the Harmony complex. The project for the construction of a control center was given the symbol “Harmony-NZ”. Apparently, additional letters in the names of objects were formed from the names of the areas of their location.
According to reports, the development of the Harmony system began several years ago in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Defense. The lead contractor is the corporation of special-purpose space systems Kometa, which is part of the Almaz-Antey aerospace defense group. Also, the Malakhit St. Petersburg Marine Engineering Bureau and the Source Research and Development Institute of Battery Accredited Research Institute were involved in the work. The task of these organizations was to create separate elements of the tracking system.
It is known that the Malakhit SPMBM under the Harmony program was engaged in development work under the codes Harmony-Garage and Harmony-Pebble. The task of the NIAI "Source" was to create new batteries for autonomous devices of the tracking system. The details of the work of Malachite are unknown, whereas some information about the achievements of the Source was published not so long ago.
According to the national press, the main element of the perspective observation system is the so-called. autonomous bottom station (ADS). This product is a complex consisting of various means of observation, signal processing and communication. To the place of work ADF should be delivered using specially equipped submarines. Next, the station is dumped on the ground and brought into position. With the help of the available means, DAS monitors the water area independently and performs the detection of various objects. Data on the objects found over the air are transmitted to the control point of the system.
As follows from the available data, the autonomous bottom station incorporates a set of various special equipment and a control system for it. Thus, the project envisages the use of large-sized multi-element hydroacoustic antennas, providing monitoring of the situation and the detection of targets in a wide range of distances. It is mentioned that the hydroacoustic station from the composition of the ADS can operate in passive and active modes. Declared the ability to search for submarines, surface ships and even aircraft in the air.
Signals from the hydroacoustic systems should go to the data processing unit, which determines the main parameters of the target, such as the direction to it and the intended range. The data obtained in the automatic mode should be sent to the operators of the complex. As part of communication facilities, the bottom station should have a buoy lifting the transmitting antenna to the surface of the water.
Especially for the stations of the Harmony system, a new type of rechargeable batteries were developed, the characteristics of which correspond to special requirements. According to published documents, in the framework of the development work of Harmony, the NIAI Source has developed a design and production technology for lithium-polymer batteries of types LP-16 and LP-16M, as well as 22S-1P batteries LP-16 and 16S-2P LP- 16M based on them. Batteries of new types are proposed to be built on the basis of promising batteries using an electronic control, monitoring and diagnostic system. The purpose of the latter is to improve battery performance and increase operational safety.
The LP-16 battery is a device with dimensions 253 x172 xX NUMX mm 6 g. The rated capacity is determined at the level of 450 A номина h, the rated voltage is 16 V, however, the operating voltage range is from 3,65 V to 2,6 B. The maximum discharge current is 4,2 A . LP-80М has similar parameters, but differs in capacity, increased to 16 A ∙ h and maximum discharge current 17,5 A. also the designers managed to achieve some reduction in the mass of the product. In the case of both batteries, operation is guaranteed at temperatures from -88 ° C to + 10 ° C.
The 22S-1P LP-16 battery has a rated capacity of 16 A ∙ h and a rated voltage of 80 B. The discharge current is up to 80 A. The battery is fully assembled, with connectors, etc. equipment, has dimensions 386x214x255 mm and weighs no more than 22 kg. The 16S-2P LP-16M is larger and heavier: 396x300x262 mm with 24 kg of mass. At the same time, it has a capacity of 24 A ∙ h and a rated voltage of 58 B. The maximum discharge current is 27,5 A. The operating time of batteries and batteries based on them is 300 cycles. Service life is defined in 5 years.
The latest power supplies should provide long-term operation of hydroacoustic and other systems of an autonomous bottom station. The battery life, however, is not reported. Battery maintenance should be carried out at appropriate naval facilities fleet or, perhaps, by the crew of ships or carrier submarines.
It is alleged that the new type of ADS will be able to automatically collapse before returning from duty. At the same time, the station will independently remove antennas and a radio communication buoy, after which it will be able to return to the shore with appropriate means to prepare for the next stage of work.
According to Izvestia, autonomous bottom stations of the Harmony system can be combined into a single complex and work together. Several ADFs connected to each other and a single point of control will be able to simultaneously monitor large and extensive water areas. The specific parameters of the area of responsibility of such a complex or a separate station were not specified. We are talking about hundreds of square kilometers with the joint operation of several ADFs.
The announced architecture and principles of operation of the Harmony system and its autonomous stations indicate the need to use certain vessels, the task of which will be to deduce ADF to the duty station with their subsequent installation. Exact data on this is not yet available, but certain assumptions have already been made. The Russian Navy has a number of submarines and special purpose ships, which, at least in theory, can become carriers of autonomous bottom systems.
It should be noted that specially equipped submarines should become the most convenient and promising carriers of the ADF. Such equipment, in contrast to surface ships, has the ability to covertly enter a given area with the subsequent deployment of a bottom station. At the same time, the potential enemy will have minimal chances to learn about the locations of the autonomous bottom stations, thanks to which the areas where the Harmony system elements are located will remain a secret.
Several special submarines of the domestic fleet can be considered as possible carriers of the Harmony ADS. According to various sources, the B-90 Sarov diesel-electric submarine of project 20120, as well as the nuclear-powered BS-411 Orenburg (project 09774), K-139 Belgorod (project 949AM) and some others have the ability to transport a similar payload. ships. According to previously published information, the existing special submarines can solve the problems of transporting and using robotic systems for various purposes. From a certain point of view, autonomous bottom stations of the Harmony detection system are also robots, which may be an argument in favor of the version of the use of existing submarines.
The developed tracking and detection system “Harmony” in the future will have to solve one of the most important tasks in protecting the borders of the country. Deploying a number of ADFs managed from one or several command posts will allow you to continuously monitor the selected water area. According to reports, such equipment will be able to detect submarines or surface ships, as well as perform the detection of some aircraft. Thus, the potential enemy will actually lose the possibility of covert access to the area where the bottom stations are located. When a submarine or a ship approaches the deployed ADS for a certain distance, the automatics will record their presence and transmit data to the crew on duty.
The published data on the appearance of the “Harmony” system are of particular interest from the point of view of possible application methods. Thus, the creation of an autonomous station, suitable for withdrawal to a given area and removal from duty at a certain time, gives the whole complex some advantages. The mobility of individual tracking systems in theory allows you to deploy the necessary objects in any areas of the oceans. First of all, such funds will have to cover the Russian coast, but if necessary, ADF can be installed in any other areas of interest to the Russian Navy.
At the moment, it is known about the preparation for the construction of some objects of a promising complex and the beginning of work on the creation of others. Information on the development of autonomous bottom stations and information about their carriers has not yet been announced and probably will not be made public in the near future. For this reason, while some aspects of a prospective project are subject to predictions and discussions. Among other things, the timing of the start of operation of "Harmony" remains questionable. Thus, the start of operation of individual elements of the complex is already mentioned, but their composition and other features, for understandable reasons, remain secret.
It will take some time for the fleet to complete the construction of new facilities and the development of promising technology. Only after all the necessary work has been completed, the Harmony tracking system will be able to begin full-fledged work on the protection of maritime borders. The most likely time frame can be considered the end of the current decade. By 2020, all new facilities will be commissioned, and it is also possible that work on the creation of individual elements of the complex will be fully completed. It should be noted that deviations from such a “schedule” in both directions are possible. The lack of official data does not allow accurate predictions.
As follows from the latter News, In the foreseeable future, the Russian armed forces will receive new means of monitoring important water areas. The efforts of several enterprises of the defense industry created a promising tracking system "Harmony", which includes a number of different components. Some elements of this system may already be ready, while others are just under construction. All required work will have to be completed within the next few years, after which the navy will receive new means of detecting the enemy in a particular area.
On the materials of the sites:
http://izvestia.ru/
http://rgmt.spb.ru/
http://deepstorm.ru/
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/
Detailed data on batteries developed by NIAI "Source":
http://rgmt.spb.ru/catalog/upload/files/Garmoniya.pdf
Details of current work under the Harmony program were published on November 25 by the Izvestia newspaper. The article “Russia Deploys a Global Marine Tracking System” revealed some details of current work and the general appearance of promising tracking tools. Previously, some data about the latest project was already available for free. The latest publication at the moment seriously complements the existing picture and reveals new details. At the same time, however, most of the information about the Harmony project is still not to be disclosed and, apparently, will remain secret for the next few years.
According to Izvestia, the Russian Ministry of Defense has already begun to deploy a prospective tracking system and has begun construction of several facilities from its structure. It is reported that in the city of Severomorsk preparation for the construction of the so-called. workshops for the preparation of robotic monitoring products of the World Ocean. This part of the program is referred to as "Harmony-C". The construction of the object will deal with the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy). Terms of completion of construction and installation of equipment are not specified.
In addition, a facility is already under construction, from which a new tracking system will be managed. On the territory of a military unit located in the village of Belushya Guba (Novaya Zemlya archipelago) a new command post is being built, which will manage the work of the Harmony complex. The project for the construction of a control center was given the symbol “Harmony-NZ”. Apparently, additional letters in the names of objects were formed from the names of the areas of their location.
According to reports, the development of the Harmony system began several years ago in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Defense. The lead contractor is the corporation of special-purpose space systems Kometa, which is part of the Almaz-Antey aerospace defense group. Also, the Malakhit St. Petersburg Marine Engineering Bureau and the Source Research and Development Institute of Battery Accredited Research Institute were involved in the work. The task of these organizations was to create separate elements of the tracking system.
It is known that the Malakhit SPMBM under the Harmony program was engaged in development work under the codes Harmony-Garage and Harmony-Pebble. The task of the NIAI "Source" was to create new batteries for autonomous devices of the tracking system. The details of the work of Malachite are unknown, whereas some information about the achievements of the Source was published not so long ago.
According to the national press, the main element of the perspective observation system is the so-called. autonomous bottom station (ADS). This product is a complex consisting of various means of observation, signal processing and communication. To the place of work ADF should be delivered using specially equipped submarines. Next, the station is dumped on the ground and brought into position. With the help of the available means, DAS monitors the water area independently and performs the detection of various objects. Data on the objects found over the air are transmitted to the control point of the system.
As follows from the available data, the autonomous bottom station incorporates a set of various special equipment and a control system for it. Thus, the project envisages the use of large-sized multi-element hydroacoustic antennas, providing monitoring of the situation and the detection of targets in a wide range of distances. It is mentioned that the hydroacoustic station from the composition of the ADS can operate in passive and active modes. Declared the ability to search for submarines, surface ships and even aircraft in the air.
Signals from the hydroacoustic systems should go to the data processing unit, which determines the main parameters of the target, such as the direction to it and the intended range. The data obtained in the automatic mode should be sent to the operators of the complex. As part of communication facilities, the bottom station should have a buoy lifting the transmitting antenna to the surface of the water.
Especially for the stations of the Harmony system, a new type of rechargeable batteries were developed, the characteristics of which correspond to special requirements. According to published documents, in the framework of the development work of Harmony, the NIAI Source has developed a design and production technology for lithium-polymer batteries of types LP-16 and LP-16M, as well as 22S-1P batteries LP-16 and 16S-2P LP- 16M based on them. Batteries of new types are proposed to be built on the basis of promising batteries using an electronic control, monitoring and diagnostic system. The purpose of the latter is to improve battery performance and increase operational safety.
The LP-16 battery is a device with dimensions 253 x172 xX NUMX mm 6 g. The rated capacity is determined at the level of 450 A номина h, the rated voltage is 16 V, however, the operating voltage range is from 3,65 V to 2,6 B. The maximum discharge current is 4,2 A . LP-80М has similar parameters, but differs in capacity, increased to 16 A ∙ h and maximum discharge current 17,5 A. also the designers managed to achieve some reduction in the mass of the product. In the case of both batteries, operation is guaranteed at temperatures from -88 ° C to + 10 ° C.
The 22S-1P LP-16 battery has a rated capacity of 16 A ∙ h and a rated voltage of 80 B. The discharge current is up to 80 A. The battery is fully assembled, with connectors, etc. equipment, has dimensions 386x214x255 mm and weighs no more than 22 kg. The 16S-2P LP-16M is larger and heavier: 396x300x262 mm with 24 kg of mass. At the same time, it has a capacity of 24 A ∙ h and a rated voltage of 58 B. The maximum discharge current is 27,5 A. The operating time of batteries and batteries based on them is 300 cycles. Service life is defined in 5 years.
The latest power supplies should provide long-term operation of hydroacoustic and other systems of an autonomous bottom station. The battery life, however, is not reported. Battery maintenance should be carried out at appropriate naval facilities fleet or, perhaps, by the crew of ships or carrier submarines.
It is alleged that the new type of ADS will be able to automatically collapse before returning from duty. At the same time, the station will independently remove antennas and a radio communication buoy, after which it will be able to return to the shore with appropriate means to prepare for the next stage of work.
According to Izvestia, autonomous bottom stations of the Harmony system can be combined into a single complex and work together. Several ADFs connected to each other and a single point of control will be able to simultaneously monitor large and extensive water areas. The specific parameters of the area of responsibility of such a complex or a separate station were not specified. We are talking about hundreds of square kilometers with the joint operation of several ADFs.
The announced architecture and principles of operation of the Harmony system and its autonomous stations indicate the need to use certain vessels, the task of which will be to deduce ADF to the duty station with their subsequent installation. Exact data on this is not yet available, but certain assumptions have already been made. The Russian Navy has a number of submarines and special purpose ships, which, at least in theory, can become carriers of autonomous bottom systems.
It should be noted that specially equipped submarines should become the most convenient and promising carriers of the ADF. Such equipment, in contrast to surface ships, has the ability to covertly enter a given area with the subsequent deployment of a bottom station. At the same time, the potential enemy will have minimal chances to learn about the locations of the autonomous bottom stations, thanks to which the areas where the Harmony system elements are located will remain a secret.
Several special submarines of the domestic fleet can be considered as possible carriers of the Harmony ADS. According to various sources, the B-90 Sarov diesel-electric submarine of project 20120, as well as the nuclear-powered BS-411 Orenburg (project 09774), K-139 Belgorod (project 949AM) and some others have the ability to transport a similar payload. ships. According to previously published information, the existing special submarines can solve the problems of transporting and using robotic systems for various purposes. From a certain point of view, autonomous bottom stations of the Harmony detection system are also robots, which may be an argument in favor of the version of the use of existing submarines.
The developed tracking and detection system “Harmony” in the future will have to solve one of the most important tasks in protecting the borders of the country. Deploying a number of ADFs managed from one or several command posts will allow you to continuously monitor the selected water area. According to reports, such equipment will be able to detect submarines or surface ships, as well as perform the detection of some aircraft. Thus, the potential enemy will actually lose the possibility of covert access to the area where the bottom stations are located. When a submarine or a ship approaches the deployed ADS for a certain distance, the automatics will record their presence and transmit data to the crew on duty.
The published data on the appearance of the “Harmony” system are of particular interest from the point of view of possible application methods. Thus, the creation of an autonomous station, suitable for withdrawal to a given area and removal from duty at a certain time, gives the whole complex some advantages. The mobility of individual tracking systems in theory allows you to deploy the necessary objects in any areas of the oceans. First of all, such funds will have to cover the Russian coast, but if necessary, ADF can be installed in any other areas of interest to the Russian Navy.
At the moment, it is known about the preparation for the construction of some objects of a promising complex and the beginning of work on the creation of others. Information on the development of autonomous bottom stations and information about their carriers has not yet been announced and probably will not be made public in the near future. For this reason, while some aspects of a prospective project are subject to predictions and discussions. Among other things, the timing of the start of operation of "Harmony" remains questionable. Thus, the start of operation of individual elements of the complex is already mentioned, but their composition and other features, for understandable reasons, remain secret.
It will take some time for the fleet to complete the construction of new facilities and the development of promising technology. Only after all the necessary work has been completed, the Harmony tracking system will be able to begin full-fledged work on the protection of maritime borders. The most likely time frame can be considered the end of the current decade. By 2020, all new facilities will be commissioned, and it is also possible that work on the creation of individual elements of the complex will be fully completed. It should be noted that deviations from such a “schedule” in both directions are possible. The lack of official data does not allow accurate predictions.
As follows from the latter News, In the foreseeable future, the Russian armed forces will receive new means of monitoring important water areas. The efforts of several enterprises of the defense industry created a promising tracking system "Harmony", which includes a number of different components. Some elements of this system may already be ready, while others are just under construction. All required work will have to be completed within the next few years, after which the navy will receive new means of detecting the enemy in a particular area.
On the materials of the sites:
http://izvestia.ru/
http://rgmt.spb.ru/
http://deepstorm.ru/
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/
Detailed data on batteries developed by NIAI "Source":
http://rgmt.spb.ru/catalog/upload/files/Garmoniya.pdf
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