UK Gets U.S. Approval For Ballistic Missile Defense Radar Acquisition

Fylingdales
The UK already has a single BMD radar system located at RAF Fylingdales in Northern England.
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LONDON—The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a Lockheed Martin Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Radar and associated command and control systems to the UK. The UK had requested the acquisition of the yet-to-be-identified radar and two of the company’s Command and Control Battle...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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