What Is a Radar Dome?

SBX (Sea-based X-Band Radar) consists of an advanced radar system installed on an offshore platform. As part of the Missile Defense Agency s Ground-Based Middle Defense (GMD) project, SBX was jointly developed by two U.S. aerospace manufacturing giants, Boeing and Rexion. Responsible for the testing and integration of all components, Rexion is the main developer and manufacturer of the project component, focusing on the development and production of interception missiles and giant antimissile radars.

Sea-based X-band radar

SBX (Sea-based X-Band Radar) consists of an advanced radar system installed on an offshore platform. As part of the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Middle Defence (GMD) project, the SBX consists of

Sea-based X-band radar is designed to track and distinguish small targets in space, and is particularly effective for missile defense. Because it can provide very accurate information for the missile defense command and control system, it can help guide the ground and sea-based interception missiles to directly intercept the warheads of incoming missiles, implement "hit and destroy" interception, and be free of bait and countermeasures interference.

To test its endurance and full airworthiness, the sea-based X-band radar successfully sailed during winter storms in the North Pacific, traveling at speeds of up to 100 nautical miles per hour in 50-foot-high waves and high winds.

The platform of the sea-based X-band radar was originally designed for oil drilling in the harsh environment of the North Sea (large waves, high winds and cold temperatures). Contrary to some published news, this is the first time that a sea-based X-band radar has left Hawaii for north Alaska. Over the past few months leaving Hawaii, sea-based X-band radars have conducted maritime tests, radar calibrations, and missile defense support experiments instead of going to Alaska.

On July 5, 2006, the North Command responsible for the homeland defense held a press conference: When North Korea fired its first missile at 3:32 am local time on the 5th, they received the underground of Cheyenne Mountain as soon as possible. The alarm issued by the command center measures the missile's corresponding analytical data at the fastest speed. Since then, North Korea has fired six more missiles. Northern Command also maintains an instant exchange of information with Cheyenne Mountain. A Pentagon spokesman also later told the media on the 5th: "Almost as soon as the 'Taepodong 2' missile fell into the Sea of Japan, the command center told us clearly that the missile will not threaten the United States." From this calculation, it took about 41 seconds for the command center from monitoring to the launch of North Korean missiles to analyzing and determining whether it constitutes a threat to the United States. The United States responded so quickly during the North Korean missile launch incident, and the sea-based X-band radar () deployed in the Aleutian Islands is indispensable.

Home port-Adak Island is located in the western part of the Aleutian Islands. The US military believes that it will be deployed there, and if the United States encounters a "missile attack from Asia", the antimissile system will win more response time. With its self-deployed maneuverability and cooperation with other early warning radars, it has achieved radar coverage in the Asia-Pacific region.