BLUF

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $40 million contract to sustain NORAD’s North Warning System by replacing Arctic radome infrastructure, preserving low-altitude radar coverage against cruise missile and polar-route threats.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain why AN/FPS-124 radars are critical for detecting low-flying threats beneath long-range radar coverage
  • Describe the operational and environmental challenges of maintaining radar infrastructure
READ: US spends $40M to rebuild Cold War-era Arctic radar for missile, low-flying threats

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