{"id":32763,"date":"2020-08-07T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/07\/alaska-based-long-range-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-fielding-delayed-by-a-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:43:07","slug":"alaska-based-long-range-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-fielding-delayed-by-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2020\/08\/07\/alaska-based-long-range-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-fielding-delayed-by-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska-based long-range ballistic missile defense radar fielding delayed by a year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The fielding of a U.S. Air Force radar to detect ballistic missile threats, currently being installed at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, is delayed by roughly a year, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/710\/708330.pdf\" target=_blank>Government Accountability Office report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information provided by the Missile Defense Agency in June to the GAO indicated all construction and integration activities for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/12\/09\/heres-the-latest-on-lockheeds-massive-long-range-anti-ballistic-missile-radar\/\" target=_blank>Long Range Discrimination Radar<\/a> had stopped in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/space-missile-defense\/2016\/08\/17\/alaska-s-long-range-discrimination-radar-on-track-for-2020\/\" target=_blank>initial fielding<\/a> was planned for fiscal 2021 and transfer to the Air Force was planned for fiscal 2022, the service is now expected to take ownership of the operational radar in late fiscal 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe did have some fallback in developing and delivery of systems because it requires people to be in close, confined spaces and sitting at computer terminals working through really tough problems like the development of an algorithm,\u201d MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill said at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/\" target=_blank>virtually held Space and Missile Defense Symposium<\/a> on Aug. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MDA shut down radar installation efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, entering a \u201ccaretaker status,\u201d Hill said. \u201cThat requires additional work. I mean, you\u2019ve got a radar that is being built in a tough environment like Alaska \u2014 you can\u2019t just stop. You have to go in and make sure the radar arrays are protected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LRDR is an S-band radar that will not only be able to track incoming missiles but also discriminate the warhead-carrying vehicle from decoys and other nonlethal objects for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2020\/07\/27\/congressional-oversight-of-homeland-missile-defense-plans-increase-in-fy21-defense-policy-bills\/\" target=_blank>Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System<\/a>, which is designed to protect the continental U.S. from possible intercontinental ballistic missile threats from North Korea and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2015\/10\/22\/lockheed-wins-784m-long-range-radar-contract\/\" target=_blank>Lockheed Martin<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/04\/20\/long-range-discrimination-radar-passes-preliminary-design-review\/\" target=_blank>LRDR\u2019s manufacturer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program, according to the GAO report, wrapped up its system prototype assessment in an operational environment in FY19, which showed the hardware and software was mature ahead of full-rate manufacturing. That assessment was delayed from FY18, the report noted, after testing took longer due to \u201crequired antenna reconfigurations and software fixes to complete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fixes resulted in a cost overrun of $25 million and caused a delay in completing a developmental step associated with satellite tracking expected in FY18, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile construction was ongoing in [FY19], the program was monitoring risks that could threaten the upcoming transfer of LRDR custody and ownership to the government,\u201d the report stateed. \u201cSpecifically the program was focusing on manufacturing of the Array Panels, Sub Array Assembly Suite modules, and Auxiliary Power Group cabinets, as well as ensuring integration on site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those issues \u201cdepleted schedule margin on the path towards the transfer,\u201d which was scheduled for the fourth quarter of FY20, according to the GAO, and the transfer of LRDR custody to the government was pushed back to the first quarter of FY21 due to radar component production issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe good news is construction is back up and running,\u201d Hill said, \u201cand we are delivering those arrays that are going into low-power and high-power testing later this year, so we are pretty excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the GAO, the current test plan for LRDR has just one flight test scheduled in the third quarter of FY21, after two ground tests. 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