MEADS Tracks Tactical Ballistic Missile for First Time
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In preparation for an upcoming dual-intercept test later this year, a Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) successfully acquired and tracked a Lance tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. This was the first attempt by a MEADS radar to track a live TBM. The X-band MFCR […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meads-tracks-tactical-ballistic-missile-for-first-time-49446/
In preparation for an upcoming dual-intercept test later this year, a Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) successfully acquired and tracked a Lance tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. This was the first attempt by a MEADS radar to track a live TBM. The X-band MFCR […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meads-tracks-tactical-ballistic-missile-for-first-time-49446/