It’s interesting that ASW was an enumerated primary task for this system. I’ve occasionally seen oblique references to Soviet space-based submarine tracking tech in the ‘80s. I’ve been unable to find open information on that topic but this would certainly imply they were anticipating it a decade earlier.
It's difficult to be sure, the space people were always looking for the military to fund them, and the track record of delivering useful military system was not great...
As the generals liked to say "Korolev works for TASS, Chelomei works on crap, but Yangel works for us!"
It’s interesting that ASW was an enumerated primary task for this system. I’ve occasionally seen oblique references to Soviet space-based submarine tracking tech in the ‘80s. I’ve been unable to find open information on that topic but this would certainly imply they were anticipating it a decade earlier.
It's difficult to be sure, the space people were always looking for the military to fund them, and the track record of delivering useful military system was not great...
As the generals liked to say "Korolev works for TASS, Chelomei works on crap, but Yangel works for us!"