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SBX Modifications Scheduled for 2006

June 7, 2005 :: NTI :: News

The Missile Defense Agency plans to expand the Sea-Based X-Band Radar’s ability to communicate with missile defense systems other than the ground-based midcourse defense system, reports NTI. The expansion is scheduled for early in FY 2006.
        The SBX, currently being constructed in Corpus Christi, Texas, is an advanced radar system mounted on a semi-submersible oil-drilling rig. It will eventually be deployed from Adak, Alaska, and will be used to aid interceptors in homing in on enemy missiles over the Pacific. (Article)

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