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Greenland’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar System

March 25, 2008 :: News

The construction phase of the improvements to the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base in Greenland has now been completed.   The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon the project in April 2006.  In a press release dated March 20, Raytheon vice president for National & Theater Security Programs Pete Franklin was quoted as saying, "The UEWR at Thule builds on the radars that we've already deployed to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and Royal Air Force Fylingdales, U.K., and will add significantly more surveillance coverage for the U.S. missile defense mission." (Article)

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