RAF Menwith Hill
(asked on 13th July 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many radomes at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill are used for the Space-based Infra-Red Sytem; what proportion of those radomes are fully operation; and when did those radomes first become operational.
This question was answered on 19th July 2021
There are three radomes at RAF Menwith Hill that form part of the US space-based infra-red System (SBIRS). These radomes are a fully operational part of the US Defence Support Program Missile Warning facilities.
The system achieved operational status during 2011.