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Posted by: STONERS 2 years, 7 months agoThe military launched an unarmed missile to test the tracking ability of a new radar platform in the Pacific.
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March 21, 2007, 10:50 p.m."This was another safe and successful launch for the 30th Space Wing, the Air Force and the Department of Defense," said Col. Teresa Djuric.
The 280-foot tall Sea-Based X-band Radar is so powerful it can identify baseball-size objects thousands of miles away. It was built by Raytheon Co. for the Boeing Co., the prime contractor on the project.
The $815 million radar is mounted on a platform that can sail to anywhere the military needs to track missiles.
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