Cobra Dane to gain more transmitter groups
Diversified Technologies is building and factory-testing up to 11 new transmitter groups for the AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar, under a $71.67 million sole-source contract from the USAF.
The US company will provide installation services for the first three production transmitter groups and technical support for the final eight.
Work is expected to be completed by 30 September 2025.
Cobra Dane was introduced in 1977 to serve as an early warning system during the Cold War. It has since undergone multiple upgrades to extend its operational life.
Each Cobra Dane array is 120ft tall and 95ft in diameter, and is capable of detecting objects thousands of miles away as part of the US ballistic missile defence system.
It also supports the space situational awareness mission by detecting, tracking, correlating and characterising space objects such as satellites in low-Earth orbit and space debris.
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