The US Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200-million contract to build a deep space radar capable of monitoring 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth.
The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 contract involves building a radar site at Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire, Wales, by February 4, 2030.
A total of 27 radar dishes are planned to be erected at Cawdor, each standing 20 meters (65 feet) tall and capable of seeing a football from space.
The DARC program includes building an interconnected radar site in each of the three AUKUS countries: Australia, the US, and the UK.
The first radar is scheduled to be installed in Western Australia by 2026, while the third will be erected in the US.
UK; US SF to build UK-based Deep Space Monitoring Radar