X-Band Radar Stops in Hawaii

The floating U.S. missile defense Sea-Based X-band radar is stopping in Hawaii for the winter on its way to Alaska, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Aug. 2, 2005).

The ship carrying the 280-foot-tall radar platform left Texas in August and arrived yesterday at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Minor changes will be made to the radar before it leaves in spring to finish its journey to Adak Island.

When it begins functioning, the radar should be able to differentiate between real and decoy warheads, and pass data that would help missile interceptors in Alaska and California find their targets, AP reported.

While the $900 million radar will be based in Alaska, it could be shifted around the Pacific Ocean as needed (Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press, Jan. 10).

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