The MDA's sea-based floating
The MDA's sea-based floating X-band radar (SBX) is traveling from Texas to Adak, Alaska, on the Blue Marlin transport ship. Because of its size, the ship will have to go around the tip of South America. SBX, the largest X-band radar, is designed to distinguish decoys from warheads in space.
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