June 14, 2023 Hills radome gets a facelift with new material technology, maintenance process Sitting atop the north ridgeline overlooking the mouth of Weber Canyon at Hill Air Force Base sits a radome structure that is the test and engineering facility for the North American continents early warning radar defense system, known as the North Warning System.
March 9, 2022 3DELRR to move forward with Lockheed Martin’s Long-Range Radar System A Hanscom team has selected the Lockheed Martin Corp.’s long-range radar in support of the Air Force’s Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar, or 3DELRR, Rapid Prototyping program.
Sept. 20, 2021 “SpeedDealer” team awards long-range radar contract A Hanscom team awarded a $4 million integration contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. on Sept. 17 in support of a long-range radar program.
April 7, 2021 “SpeedDealer” team awards long-range radar integration contract with production options The Theater Battle Control Division, headquartered here, awarded an $8.4 million integration contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. March 26 as part of the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping program. Program officials said the main intent of the integration effort is to
Oct. 9, 2020 “SpeedDealer” demos wrap, agreement expected early 2021 Using a try-before-you-buy strategy, a team within the Digital Directorate, headquartered here, completed a series of live-fly demonstrations Sept. 26 to evaluate three commercially available, production-ready and deployable long-range radar systems.
Aug. 3, 2020 Eglin four-ship conducts advanced radar test New capability aims to improve existing air-to-air capabilities and enhances air-to-ground mapping.
June 12, 2019 Survey team leverages 3-D technology for mission speed, accuracy The Radar Survey section of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently obtained new technology that revolutionizes how they survey terrain and man-made features. That new technology is a 3-D terrestrial laser scanner and according to flight supervisor Jason Kaas.
June 22, 2018 Air Force awards $866 million for radar sustainment, modernization The contract, awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, directly supports the continued operations of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS), PAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) and Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System radars. The radars are
May 11, 2017 Center awards major long-range radar contract The contract award covers the engineering and manufacturing development of three production representative units, but allows the ability to exercise options for low-rate production, interim contractor support, and full rate production when appropriate.
May 2, 2017 $40 million upgrade for Thule radar unifies missile shield sites The Air Force awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems a $40 million contract to modify the Upgraded Early Warning Radar station on Thule Air Base, Greenland, in December 2016. Processor and software modifications reduce the amount of equipment required to operate the radar, which reduces energy