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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Upgraded Early Warning Radar in Greenland Achieves Satellite Tracking in Record Time

Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR)Raytheon Company's Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, has achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status, successfully tracking its first satellite in an operational space surveillance mission configuration.

"It's impressive that this event was accomplished after only 31 hours of test time that sets a new record for bringing a UEWR system to the first track milestone," said Pete Franklin, vice president of National and Theater Security Programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.

"Upgrading the UEWR will provide increased capability for missile defense."

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