Tukialik Short Range Radar Site
54°42′53″N 058°21′30″W / 54.71472°N 58.35833°W / 54.71472; -58.35833 (Tukialik LRR LAB-5)Type Short Range Radar Station Code LAB-5 Site information Controlled by North American Aerospace Defense Command Site history Built October 1992 Built by Royal Canadian Air Force In use 1992-present ![Tukialik (LAB-5) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Canada_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_location_map_2.svg/300px-Canada_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_location_map_2.svg.png)
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Tukialik (LAB-5)
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Tukialik Short Range Radar Site (LAB-5) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in eastern Labrador, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1]
Facilities
The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in October 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-5) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]
See also
- North Warning System
- Pinetree Line
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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External links
- About NORAD Public information
- Radar Information AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
- Technical Radar Information AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS