DRV air defense system

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Cold War military project air defense system military infrastructure

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Linebacker II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Rolling Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Democratic Republic of Vietnam air defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedWithAssistanceFrom Chinese military advisors ⓘ
Soviet military advisors ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
location Haiphong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam People's Army Air Defense–Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryAdversary Republic of Vietnam Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedObject Haiphong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ
industrial facilities ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
purpose defense of North Vietnamese airspace ⓘ
protection of strategic targets ⓘ
supportedBy People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
usedRadar Soviet P-12 radar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet P-35 radar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet SON-9 fire-control radar NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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North Vietnamese air defenses → alsoKnownAs → DRV air defense system ⓘ