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Ballistic Missile Early Warning System

radar technology

Also known as: BMEWS

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military detection systems

In radar: Ballistic missile defense and satellite-surveillance radars
…radar is used in the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) network, with installations in Alaska, Greenland, and England. BMEWS is designed to provide warning of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Each array antenna measures about 82 feet (25 metres) across and has 2,560 active elements identical to those of the…
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