A source in the space and missile industries announced that the naval reconnaissance system "Liana" will be fully deployed soon The source indicated, according to "Russia Today", that the Ministry of Defense began using the first satellite of the " Pion-NKS " model, and the manufacture of the second satellite is being discussed.





 This satellite has officially become a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defense. The issue of the manufacture of the second satellite is currently under discussion. It should be noted that the "Liana" system was designed on the basis of the Soviet "Legenda" system, which was established in the seventies of the last century, to track the movement of US aircraft carrier strike groups.


The "Liana" system will consist of four "passive" satellites " Lotos-S1 " (launched between 2014-2021) and two "active" satellites " Pion-NKS " and will allow not only to track targets, but also to direct superior weapons. accuracy towards it.