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SBX Radar Base Chosen

August 15, 2003 :: Department of Defense :: News

The Missile Defense Agency has announced Adak, Alaska, as the basing location for the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) radar, a floating platform which will be integrated with the Ground Based Missile Defenses at the Fort Greeley site. The SBX vessel is a modified oil drilling platform measuring 390 feet long and 250 feet high, with a displacement of 50,000 tons.
        During the last months some Alaskan towns have been actively campaigning for, and others against, receipt of the base.
        The MDA completed an extensive study on the environmental impact of this and other components related to the GBD system.

 

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