Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii (HDR-H)

Abstract

The Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H) is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year persistent tracking and discrimination radar that will provide additional capability to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to support the defense of Hawaii. HDR-H will operate in complex countermeasure environments, and improve defensive capability of Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD). The HDR-H will support multi-mission areas (e.g. Space Situational Awareness (SSA)). The HDR-H is a Solid State, Phased Array, S-Band Radar that is scalable and extensible from initial capability to keep pace with advancing threats. The radar will be integrated into the BMDS architecture through Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) and will provide for the defense of Hawaii using In-Flight Interceptor Communications System Data Terminal (IDT). The HDR-H is comprised of an antenna base, HDR-H Equipment Shelter (HES), a Mission Control Facility (MCF), and Thermal Control System (TCS). The Radar Prime Contractor will be responsible for design, development, erection, and fielding of the HDR-H radar, as well as construction of the HES. An environmental impact statement (EIS) will be completed and used as the basis to determine final site selection. MDA is reevaluating the HDR-H schedule for earliest radar delivery should a deployment decision be made in the future and the program is budgeted.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: MD41_0604672C_4_0400_PB_2022

Tags

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space
• Space - Satellites
• Space - Space Objects