The 96L6-TsP is a Russian mobile acquisition and all-altitude surveillance radar in the 96L6 family, associated in open sources with upgraded S-350, S-400, and higher-tier Russian air-defense networks. It is reported as a dual-panel phased-array radar that can work with passive 96L6-VP modules in a 96L6-AP active-passive configuration, giving Russian batteries a broader air-picture sensor for aircraft, UAV, missile, and high-altitude target detection.
Russian forces fielded the radar during the full-scale phase: S-350 components identified near Ukraine in 2022 included a 96L6-TsP acquisition radar at Taganrog Air Base, and Ukrainian reporting later identified a 96L6-TsP/96Л6-ЦП radar destroyed near occupied Donetsk in May 2024.
Role detailsThe 96L6-TsP sits in a radar family that open sources describe as all-altitude, three-coordinate air-defense sensors. Earlier 96L6E descriptions emphasize automatic target tracking, nationality recognition, air-target classification, and data output to air-defense users; later 96L6-TsP reporting emphasizes dual-panel phased-array hardware and passive 96L6-VP modules.
Acquire and track air targets for layered Russian air-defense networks.
Supported by 96L6-family descriptions and S-350 deployment reporting.
Reported dual-panel phased-array radar with associated passive 96L6-VP modules in newer configurations.
Public figures vary by source and configuration.
This page covers the radar component, not the missiles, launchers, or full command-post architecture of S-350 or S-400 batteries.
Open sources describe the 96L6-TsP as a later 96L6-family radar rather than the original export-oriented 96L6E; related 96L6 designations differ by chassis, export status, and passive-module integration.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| 96L6E | Earlier 96L6-family all-altitude radar | The 96L6E is the established 96L6-family all-altitude radar associated with S-300PMU/S-400 batteries and is usually described on an 8x8 chassis. Sources: 96L6 Radar, 96L6E |
| 96L6-VP | Passive sensor module associated with 96L6-TsP reporting | Recent reporting describes up to three passive 96L6-VP modules operating with the 96L6-TsP radar as part of a 96L6-AP active-passive configuration. Sources: Russian Armed Forces S-350 and S-400 air defense systems modernized with new AESA radars, New Russian Counter Battery Radar 96L6 |
The 96L6-TsP is documented as a sensor component within layered Russian surface-to-air missile networks rather than a standalone launcher.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Medium-range SAM system | The War Zone identified a 96L6-TsP acquisition radar among S-350 components seen at Taganrog Air Base near Ukraine, and Zona Militar later described S-350 systems fitted with a dual-array 96L6-TsP radar plus passive 96L6-VP modules. Sources: Russia's New S-350 Air Defense System Appears At Base Near Ukraine Border, Russian Armed Forces S-350 and S-400 air defense systems modernized with new AESA radars |
 | Long-range SAM system | The broader 96L6 family, including 96L6E/96L6E2 all-altitude detector descriptions, is associated with S-400 battery sensing; exact open-source evidence for operational 96L6-TsP integration with S-400 is weaker and mostly appears in modernization reporting. Sources: Russian Armed Forces S-350 and S-400 air defense systems modernized with new AESA radars, 96L6 Radar |
GlobalSecurity describes Lianozovo Electromechanical Plant and Lira KB showing a 96L6 radar vehicle model at IDEX 1997, linking the family to S-300PMU air-defense modernization.
GlobalSecurity reports Russian commissioning of the 96L6 radar family in 2008 after earlier state testing and serial-production steps.
The War Zone reported that S-350 components visible at Taganrog Air Base near Ukraine included a 96L6-TsP acquisition radar.
Dialog.ua reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air-defense concentration at Mospino airfield near occupied Donetsk and that photo analysis identified the destroyed radar as a modernized 96L6-TsP/96Л6-ЦП rather than a standard 96L6E.
Russian Ministry of Defence images later mirrored on Wikimedia Commons identified the photographed system as a 96L6-TsP all-altitude detector of the 96L6-AP complex.
Zona Militar reported that Russian S-350 systems had appeared with a dual-array 96L6-TsP radar and passive 96L6-VP modules, while S-400 modernization reporting also referenced Yenisei-type radars.
