Air Force eyes Idaho, Oregon and Nevada as potential homeland defense radar sites

Air Force eyes Idaho, Oregon and Nevada as potential homeland defense radar sites

The Pentagon is pressing ahead with detailed plans for a new network of long-range, Over-the-Horizon Radars to protect North America, even as rising trade and political tensions with Canada cast uncertainty over the future of broader security cooperation. On April 18, the Air Force announced an intent to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement outlining potential sites for the Homeland Defense Over-the-Horizon Radar (HLD-OTHR) system. The noti…