DRV air defense system

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The DRV air defense system was the extensive, Soviet- and Chinese-supported network of radar, anti-aircraft artillery, and surface-to-air missiles used by North Vietnam to defend its airspace during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War military project
air defense system
military infrastructure
activeDuring Operation Linebacker
Operation Linebacker II
Operation Rolling Thunder
alsoKnownAs Democratic Republic of Vietnam air defense system
North Vietnamese air defense system
component anti-aircraft artillery
command and control centers
early warning radar sites
fighter interception control
fire-control radar
radar network
surface-to-air missiles
conflict Vietnam War
country North Vietnam
developedWithAssistanceFrom Chinese military advisors
Soviet military advisors
era Cold War
location Haiphong
linked to: Hai Phong

Hanoi
North Vietnam
Red River Delta
notableFeature dense concentration of anti-aircraft artillery around key cities
heavy reliance on SA-2 surface-to-air missiles
integrated radar and command network
organizedBy Air Defense Command of North Vietnam
Vietnam People's Army Air Defense–Air Force
primaryAdversary Republic of Vietnam Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Navy
protectedObject Haiphong
linked to: Hai Phong

Hanoi
industrial facilities
transportation infrastructure
purpose defense of North Vietnamese airspace
protection of strategic targets
supportedBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
timePeriod 1960s
1970s
usedRadar Soviet P-12 radar
Soviet P-35 radar
linked to: P-35 radar

Soviet SON-9 fire-control radar
usedWeapon 100 mm anti-aircraft gun
37 mm anti-aircraft gun
57 mm anti-aircraft gun
85 mm anti-aircraft gun
SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile

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North Vietnamese air defenses alsoKnownAs DRV air defense system