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Military could begin Arctic sensor installations next summer
Project Crossbow will use solar- and wind-powered containers to extend northern air-domain awareness, with 47 stations expected to operate for about 20 years.
- Canada’s National Defence plans to install 47 sensor stations across the North as early as next summer to support NORAD’s surveillance and warning capabilities.
- The installations would begin in Yukon near Alaska and extend along the Arctic coast to Alert, Nunavut.
- Project Crossbow would use Hercules aircraft and Chinook helicopters to transport passive sensors powered by solar and wind energy.
- Initial operations could begin in 2029, with the project expected to finish by 2032 and operate for 20 years.
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Military could begin Arctic sensor installations next summer
The planned installations would start in Yukon near the Alaskan border and follow along the Arctic coast across the Northwest Territories, reaching as far out as Alert, Nunavut.
·Toronto, Canada
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