The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).

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(U) Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar System (BMEWS) at Fylingdales

Description (U):

(U) The Flyingdales BMEWS radar is a 3-Faced Phased Array radar that began operations in 1953. The BMEWS radar network became operational in the early1960s and has been significantly upgraded since. The Flyingdales BMEWS reached a modernized Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 1QFY92.

(U) The BMEWS radar network consists of three radars located at Thule Air Force Base (AFB), Greenland; Clear, Alaska; and Royal Air Force (RAF) Fylingdales, UK . The Thule BMEWS and the Fylingdales BMEWS are two and three faced phased array radars, respectively, while the Clear BMEWS site employs three detection and one tracking mechanical radar(s). The Flyingdales three-faced BMEWS radar was modernized in 1QFY92. A plan to upgrade Clear to a phased array radar, similar to the PAVE PAWS radars at Beale and Cape Cod, is currently funded during FY98-FY03.

(U) BMEWS radars operate in the UHF (420-450 MHz) frequency range. The radars' missions are performed automatically under control of the mission software, which directs radar operation to detect, acquire, and track missile and satellite objects of interest. The system also processes data to classify unknown, tracked objects.

User Impact (U):

(U) The BMEWS system detects, tracks, and provides TW/AA of ballistic missiles launched against the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Programmatics (U):

(U) Operational.

• (U) Termination: 01/2010 (2QFY2010).
  
  (U) The termination date for the BMEWS radars corresponds with the operation of the Long Range Dual Band Transportable Radar.

• (U) Air Force.

Images (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
Fylingdales	Fylingdales
Fylingdales Coverage	Flyingdales Coverage

Related Initiatives (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
BMEWS	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
BMEWS	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)
Collateral Sensors	Collateral Sensors
Ground-Based Warning	Ground-Based Warning Sensors

Road Map Placements (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK	SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK
SURVEILLANCE AND WARNING	SPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT: SURVEILLANCE AND WARNING

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

(U) None.

Lead Office (U):

Air Force.

(U) DoD: OASD(C3I), Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Service Staff: HQ AF/XORB, Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Major Command: HQ AFSPC/DO, Peterson AFB, CO
(U) Program Management: AFMC/SSSG/ND (SNDC2 SPO)

Point of Contact (U):

(U) Ben Howell, Open Phone: None..

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 13 November 1997

(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001