Cartwright Long Range Radar Site (LAB-6) is a
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; ) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Can ...
Long Range Radar Site located east-northeast of
CFB Goose Bay
Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by ...
, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Facilities
The facility contains a long range,
phased array
In antenna (radio), antenna theory, a phased array usually means an electronically scanned array, a computer-controlled Antenna array, array of antennas which creates a radio beam, beam of radio waves that can be electronically steered to point ...
AN/FPS-117
The AN/FPS-117 is an L-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) 3-dimensional air search radar first produced by GE Aerospace in 1980 and now part of Lockheed Martin. The system offers instrumented detection at ranges on the order of and ...
3-dimensional air search surveillance radar that was installed in November 1998 as part of the
North Warning System
The North Warning System (NWS, ) is a joint United States and Canadian early-warning radar system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It provides surveillance of airspace from potential incursions or attacks from across North Amer ...
. The site (LAB-6) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.
History
The present Long Range Radar site is built south of
Cartwright Air Station, which was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, by the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
. It was used initially by the
Northeast Air Command
Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major command (military formation), Command of the United States Air Force, responsible for the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador, ...
, which stationed the
922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. The station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station as part of the
Pinetree Line
The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by North American Aerospace Defense Comm ...
.
See also
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North Warning System
The North Warning System (NWS, ) is a joint United States and Canadian early-warning radar system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It provides surveillance of airspace from potential incursions or attacks from across North Amer ...
*
Pinetree Line
The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by North American Aerospace Defense Comm ...
References
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External links
About NORADPublic information
AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS
Military installations in Newfoundland and Labrador
Royal Canadian Air Force stations
Canadian Forces bases in Newfoundland and Labrador