Taiwan to Receive Missile Defense Radar

Raytheon Co. was awarded a $752 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to build a missile defense radar destined for Taiwan, Reuters reported yesterday (see GSN, June 20). 

The Air Force is providing Taiwan with the Early Warning Surveillance Radar by September 2009 to counter the threat from Chinese missiles. Reuters reported that China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province, would probably be angered by the move.

The radar system is expected to allow Taiwan to track long- and short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, surface ships and enemy aircraft. It includes “phased array” radar that would be integrated with missing warning centers and beacons that identify aircraft.

In the future, the system could be integrated with Patriot Advanced Capability 3 antimissile systems, which the United States has offered to sell Taiwan.

“The surveillance radar is the first step in the chain of engagement,” said Raytheon’s Dan Martin (Jim Wolf, Reuters, June 23).

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