Revision as of 22:51, 23 August 2025 edit Lklundin (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 29,850 edits →Surviving arrays and replacements: In this context an image of the Chernyakhovsk CDAA showing the large array size is more topical ← Previous edit		Revision as of 12:20, 25 August 2025 edit undo Lklundin (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 29,850 edits →Surviving arrays and replacements: Separate last two arrays into their own "[Post-Cold War]] arrays" subsection, they are not well described by their original subsection Next edit →
Line 53: In 1998 the Augsburg array ({{coord\|48.45121\|N\|10.86275\|E\|scale:10000}})—located in Gablingen, a town in the north of Augsburg—was turned over to the [[Bundesnachrichtendienst]]. Technology enthusiasts, reporters, and even local politicians are still not admitted to the complex and there are few official statements about its purpose. The area was greyed out in the map layers of Google Maps<ref>Remark: It was clearly visible in Google on 22 May 2015.</ref> and Bing Maps. Therefore, it is believed to be still in service being used by BND and NSA as part of a larger complex of combined informational technology. ===[[Post-Cold War]] arrays=== Currently,{{when\|date=July 2020}} the Strategic Reconnaissance Command of the [[Bundeswehr\|German Armed Forces]] operates a circularly disposed array in [[Bramstedtlund]] with a diameter of {{convert\|410\|m}} as one of its three stationary [[Sigint]] battalions.▼ [[File:NASA FIRMS 2025-08-17 Chernyakhovsk CDAA 0.8km.png\|thumb\|Satellite imagery of the 0.8 km radius [[Chernyakhovsk CDAA]]]] ▲Currently,{{when\|date=July 2020}} the Strategic Reconnaissance Command of the [[Bundeswehr\|German Armed Forces]] operates a circularly disposed array in [[Bramstedtlund]] with a diameter of {{convert\|410\|m}} as one of its three stationary [[Sigint]] battalions. In August 2025 media reported on [[Chernyakhovsk CDAA]], an almost finished, 1,600 m wide circularly disposed array circa 5 km southeast of the [[Chernyakhovsk (air base)\|Chernyakhovsk airbase]] in the [[Kaliningrad enclave]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= Satellite Images Appear To Show Russia Has New Spy Base on NATO's Doorstep \|url= https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kaliningrad-spy-base-satellite-images-baltic-sea-nato-2117706 \|work= newsweek.com \|first1= Jordan \|last1= King \|first2= John \|last2= Feng \|date= 2025-08-22\|access-date=2025-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2025-08-20 \|title=Putin lässt Mega-Abhörstation bauen – direkt an Nato-Grenze! \|url=https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/putin-laesst-mega-abhoerstation-bauen-direkt-an-nato-grenze-68a46c8ece696d388164233a \|access-date=2025-08-22 \|website=bild.de \|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=Huge Antenna System is Being Built in Kaliningrad to Monitor NATO \|url=https://militarnyi.com/en/news/huge-antenna-system-is-being-built-in-kaliningrad-to-monitor-nato/ \|author=Vladislav V. \|date=2025-08-21 \|access-date=2025-08-23 \|website=Militarnyi \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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