Editing Kolchuga passive sensor (section)

==Exports==
[[Pakistan]] has expressed interest in purchasing the Kolchuga radar. Ukraine has offered it to Pakistan to counter India's [[Swordfish Long Range Tracking Radar]].<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121007002124/http://www.mfa.gov.ua/pakistan/en/publication/content/12653.htm Embassy of Ukraine to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan – Publications<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 2002 the [[U.S. State Department]] accused Ukraine of selling Kolchuga to [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]], based on recordings of the then Ukrainian president [[Leonid Kuchma]] supposedly made by [[Mykola Mel'nychenko]]. This was followed by political steps from [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]].  No material confirmation has been found in Iraq.  See [[Cassette Scandal]] for further information.

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Unconfirmed reports in September 2006 suggested a sale was made to Iran<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060922_1_n.shtml|title=Ukraine sells Kolchuga to Iran|first=Robert|last=Karniol|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301041448/https://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060922_1_n.shtml|archive-date=1 March 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iran/articles/20060923.aspx Iran: An Army of Smugglers Marches to Victory<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> although this was denied by the Ukrainian government.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313083417/http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0609298371173728.htm Ukraine denies sale of sophisticated radar to Iran – Irna<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On 20 January 2019, Ukrainian news Sources confirmed a Sale of Systems to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

=== Vietnam ===
{{VNM}} is a confirmed operator of the Kolchuga system. It has reportedly acquired 4 systems with the unit price of $27 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-20 |title=Việt Nam sắm thêm vũ khí |trans-title=Vietnam buys more weapons |url=https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam/2009/02/090220_army_karniol |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=BBC News Tiếng Việt |language=vi}}</ref>

Even though the mentioned figures could be inaccurate or varied, the systems have been formally commissioned by the [[Air Defense - Air Force Service|Vietnamese Air Defense - Air Force Service]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minh Anh |title=Kolchuga radar troops join competition to raise competence |url=https://en.qdnd.vn/military/news/kolchuga-radar-troops-join-competition-to-raise-competence-544585 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=[[People's Army Newspaper]] Online |language=en}}</ref>