As ambitious Cold War-era projects go, the picket line of air defense radars above the Arctic Circle, stretching from Alaska to Greenland, ranks up there with the Polaris missile and the Lockheed SR-71. Unlike the latter two examples, the radars of the U.S.-Canadian North Warning System (NWS) are still functioning, although their days seem numbered. The original 20-year service life of the NWS expires in 2025, yet the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) expects to continue operating the radars through 2035. Subscribe now for access to this content and continue to receive critical insights and analysis as NORAD plots new course for North Warning System replacement.
Credit: Raytheon via Canadian Department of National Defense
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