US EditionRadar that Could Be Part of 'Golden Dome' Tested in Alaska
- On June 24, 2025, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a test of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar in central Alaska, successfully tracking a target resembling an intercontinental ballistic missile.
- This test came after more than ten years of development prompted by increasing ICBM challenges, with costs ballooning to $2.3 billion by 2020 due to budget increases.
- The LRDR, developed by Lockheed Martin for integration into the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, enhances missile detection capabilities, reinforces national security, and marks a key milestone toward its operational deployment with the Space Force.
- President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative, with an estimated budget of around $175 billion, plans to deploy a satellite network capable of detecting, tracking, and intercepting missiles, aiming to be functional by early 2029.
- While the successful LRDR test advances U.S. missile defense and the Golden Dome project, experts remain skeptical about the timeline and funding feasibility amid global security volatility.
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The Pentagon has successfully tested a long-range radar in Alaska, which can detect missile threats from Russia or China and in the future could serve as a sensor in the planned "Golden Dome" anti-missile shield.
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