{"id":16901,"date":"2025-04-24T13:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=16901"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:54:08","slug":"us-airforce-incorpora-nuevos-sitios-para-la-instalacion-de-radares-de-alerta-temprana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=16901","title":{"rendered":"US Airforce incorpora nuevos sitios para la instalaci\u00f3n de radares de alerta temprana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pese a algunos problemas comerciales existentes con su vecino Canad\u00e1, las autoridades de US Airforce han seleccionado tres nuevos sitios para la instalaci\u00f3n de radares de alerta temprana, con el objetivo de reforzar las capacidades del sistema NORAD (North American Air Defense), esquema defensivo conjunto a\u00fan vigente y vital para la seguridad de ambos pa\u00edses. La modernizaci\u00f3n del esquema de Def Ae forma parte del proyecto conjunto \u201cGolden Dome<\/em>\u00b4, que prev\u00e9 disponer de una arquitectura defensiva integral multicapa, con sensores que cubren desde la tierra hasta el espacio, para hacer frente a todo tipo de amenazas a\u00e9reas, desde misiles, drones y aeronaves tripuladas.<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2014 Despite\u00a0tensions with its northern neighbor<\/a>\u00a0on the joint project, the US appears to be proceeding with plans for a new constellation of radars to defend the homeland, and is scouting possible sites in Idaho, Nevada and Oregon to host the long-range sensors, according to a recent public notice.<\/p>\n

On April 18, the Air Force revealed officials were beginning to prepare an environmental impact statement concerning the construction of over-the-horizon (OTHR) radars, listing one site each in Idaho and Nevada and three in Oregon as potential hosts. Barring any potential issues, the Air Force would acquire land from the five locations listed to build two OTHR systems, the notice published in the Federal Register says [PDF<\/a>].<\/p>\n

The new OTHR architecture was envisioned as a partnership with Canada to modernize NORAD\u2019s defenses, where original plans would\u00a0reportedly see<\/a>\u00a0Washington procure four radar systems and Ottawa two. The OTHRs are needed, officials have said, to improve domain awareness. The radars can see beyond the curvature of the earth \u2014 reaching further than the range of other radar systems that rely on line-of-sight detection \u2014 and in this case would be oriented toward the north to help detect threats like low-flying cruise missiles launched by adversaries such as Russia.<\/p>\n