Radome placed on MDA's Sea-Based X-Band Radar

SBX RADOME: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced May 16 that a massive radome, or protective cover, has been placed on its Sea-Based X-Band Radar. Made of synthetic fabric, the radome weighs 18,000 pounds, stands more than 103 feet high and is 120 feet in diameter. The radar, now at Corpus...

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