Nastus, Shariki Communications Site commander. “It is important for people to know that while there is not a lot of publicity surrounding us, this is a very important mission that ties directly into homeland defense and how we support the ballistic missile detection architecture,” said Maj. In the forward-based mode, or FBM, the radar directly supports the Ballistic Missile Defense System, or BMDS, by detecting ballistic missiles early in their flight and providing precise tracking information to other BMDS sensors or defensive weapon systems such as the Groundbased-Midcourse Defense system in Colorado, Alaska and California. The AN/TPY-2 radar is a transportable X-band, high-resolution, phased-array radar designed specifically for ballistic missile defense and is capable of tracking all classes of ballistic missiles and identifying small objects at long distances. Army Space and Missile Defense Command trained Soldiers of the 10th Missile Defense Battery. The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2, or AN/TPY-2 forward-based mode radar is operated by U.S. SHARIKI COMMUNICATIONS SITE, Japan Nestled in the northern edge of the Japanese island of Honshu, one small radar site performs a mighty mission.
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