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SPACE FORCE SHOWS OFF ITS NEW ALASKA RADAR POST
How It Works UK
|Issue 212
Early in December 2025, the US Space Force's Combat Forces Command (CFC) formally accepted operational responsibility for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) after the successful completion of a series of tests.
This advanced radar now moves from extended testing into real-world day-to-day use to support US missile defence. LRDR is a cutting-edge ground-based radar system designed to detect, track and discriminate long-range ballistic missile threats with high precision.
This story is from the Issue 212 edition of How It Works UK.
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