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The US missile Defense Agency , in

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cooperation with US Space Force , US

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Space Command , and US Northern Command

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conducted flight test 0 26A or FTX

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26A , which demonstrated the missile

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tracking capabilities of the long range

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discrimination radar at Clear Space

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Force Station . LRDR is a multi-mission

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multi-phase radar designed to provide

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greater capability to distinguish and

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track objects at long range , including

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all classes of ballistic missiles . FTX

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26A is the radar's first live track of

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an intercontinental ballistic missile

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representative target . During the test ,

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a target missile developed by the

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missile defense agency was air launched

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heading east over the northern Pacific

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Ocean along the Alaskan Aleutian Island

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chain . LRDR successfully acquired ,

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tracked and reported target data to the

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missile defense systems command and

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control Bat Management and

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communications , or C2BMC . This was

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the first flight test with a C2BMC

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tasking of LRDR to track a missile of

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any type . In addition to LRDR , the

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target was tracked by the upgraded

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early warning radar or UEWR also at

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Clear Space Force Station . The

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sea-based X-band radar or SBX , located

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in the broad ocean area of the Pacific

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Ocean and other sensors . The sensor

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data was sent to the ground-based

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midcourse Defense Fire Control to

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support a simulated engagement .

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Initial indications show that LRDR and

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C2BMC met requirements . Program

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officials will continue to evaluate

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system performance based upon data

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obtained during the test . FTX 26A

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will support the operational assessment

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of LRDR and validation of LRDR modeling

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and sim . LRDR is the lead sensor

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in a new class of high frequency , high

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resolution discrimination radars that

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complement the long reach capabilities

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of lower frequency radars , providing a

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critical addition to the missile

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defense system architecture . LRDR will

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provide the advanced sensor coverage

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needed to protect the US homeland from

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Pacific Theater long range missile

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threats for decades to come .