There are currently thirty one active strategic SAM sites located in Libya. The following image depicts a deployed P-12/18 EW radar at an S-75 site near Tripoli: No S-125 sites, and the remaining S-75 and S-200 sites, contain identified EW assets, but this is likely due to the quality of available imagery rather than a lack of assets. S-75 sites feature P-12/18 radars, with S-200 sites featuring P-14 radars. Seven SAM sites, four S-75 and three S-200, have identified EW assets. This allows them to perform independent target acquisition, or to accept long-range track handoff from regional EW centers.
Some strategic SAM sites contain their own organic EW elements. The P-12/18 sites likely serve to bolster or extend coverage, with the five sites containing multiple EW radars possibly serving as the command centers for the aforementioned regional commands. Five sites are only fitted with P-12/18 series radars, with five being fitted with multiple radar systems. This is representative of roughly one third of Libya's EW sites. The following image depicts a notional Libyan EW site, located near Sabha in the western portion of the nation's interior. The following image depicts the locations of identified EW radar sites in Libya: None of these systems have been identified in available imagery, but that does not preclude their existance. In addition, Libya is reported to have received five Italian LPD-20 air search radars in 1983 and three Soviet 5N69 (BIG BACK) EW radars between 19. The following systems have been identified in available imagery: Identified EW radars operating in Libya are predominately Soviet-era systems. These EW sites are located primarily along the western and eastern coastal regions, monitoring the airspace around Tripoli and Benghazi. Seventeen active and four inactive EW sites provide Libya's military with early warning radar coverage, used for SAM system target acquisition and track handoff, and GCI control of fighter units. The following strategic SAM systems are currently serving within the Libyan Air Defense Force: S-75 (SA-2 GUIDELINE), S-125 (SA-3 GOA), and S-200 (SA-5 GAMMON). Currently believed to be divided into five separate regional commands, the Air Defense Force operates a variety of Soviet-era equipment. Libyan strategic SAM assets are subordinate to the Air Defense Forces, which in turn are subordinate to the Libyan Air Force. Libyan strategic SAM assets are primarily arrayed along the coastline, ostensibly defending the bulk of the Libyan population and preventing foreign incursion into Libyan airspace. Libya possesses one of the most robust air defense networks on the African continent, falling second only to Egypt in terms of coverage and operational systems.
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