In Canada’s Northern Outposts, Rusting Relics Once Guarded Against Nuclear War
Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The region now faces a new era of militarization.
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DoD S-band needed for Golden Dome, border defense threatened by spectrum auction plans: CSIS
Selling off the low S-band “is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea,” Tom Karako, director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, told Breaking Defense today.
Air Force scouts three states as potential sites for new homeland defense radar
The radars would help modernize NORAD’s air defenses, though it’s unclear how the program may change due to strained ties between the US and Canada introduced by the Trump administration.
Canada Announces Arctic Radar Deal With Australia Amid Trump Threats
As President Trump talks about U.S. dominance of the Arctic, Canada says it will spend billions to defend the region, including buying new radar technology from Australia.
New plug-and-play AI can protect pilots of non-stealth planes: Raytheon
The upgrade allows existing radar warning receivers to analyze unfamiliar signals in real time — fast enough to warn the pilot if it’s an enemy radar locking on. “It could go on any kind of F-16” or a wide range of other aircraft, Raytheon Vice Preside…
ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges
Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.
Denmark buys five Ground Master 200 radar systems
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has recently entered into an agreement with the Netherlands Defence procurement agency COMMIT (Commando Materieel en IT) to acquire five Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission…
US Army successfully tests future missile defense radar
Raytheon, an RTX business, is celebrating a significant leap forward in the development of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). The company stated in the latest press release that the system has achieved remarkable technical and perf…
Small Aussie firm sets up in US with big plans for passive radar
“Our investment in reducing our size, weight and power of our Maverick system is really capturing the attention of people over there,” Simon Palumbo, co-founder of Silentium Defence, said.
Army plans to field first next-gen Sentinel A4 radar in late 2025
The Army and Lockheed Martin already have seen early interest among US allies and partners in the new Sentinel A4 radar.