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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 16 Oktober 2001 / Time Line March 16, 2001
Version 3.503/16/2001
Raytheon completes upgrades to Ballistic Missile Early Warning
System (BMEWS) radar in Alaska
http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/briefs/cr_upgrade.html
BEDFORD, Mass., (March 16, 2001) - Raytheon Company's Clear Radar
Upgrade (CRU) program in Clear, Alaska, has achieved initial
operational capability (IOC) with the United States Air Force Space
Command. The Clear radar is part of the Ballistic Missile Early
Warning System (BMEWS).
The radar at Clear Air Force Station is a solid state phased array
that provides improved intercontinental and sea-launched ballistic
missile detection and early warning and attack assessments. This is
the third BMEWS radar to be upgraded by Raytheon. Previous upgraded
BMEWS sites include Thule, Greenland, and Fylingdales, England.
With IOC achieved, the radar can now begin its primary mission of
ballistic missile surveillance and early warning.
"The challenges faced with completing this program were immense.
From severe weather to moving equipment over thousands of miles of
difficult terrain, both Raytheon and our government team performed
flawlessly," said Mike Findley, program director, U.S. Air Force
Electronic Systems Command.
Unique to the CRU program was the relocation of existing electronic
equipment from a decommissioned PAVE PAWS site in Eldorado, Texas,
to the newly constructed facility at Clear. By relocating the two
102-foot diameter transmitter/receiver arrays, electronic cabinets
and computers, the U.S Air Force was able to save $140 million
dollars in engineering, and manufacturing costs...
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