Tukialik Short Range Radar Site Explained

Tukialik Radar Site (LAB-5)
Partof:North Warning System
Location:Labrador, Canada
Ensign:File:North American Aerospace Defense Command logo.svg
Type:Short Range Radar Station
Code:LAB-5
Built:October 1992
Builder:Royal Canadian Air Force
Used:1992-present
Controlledby:North American Aerospace Defense Command

Tukialik Short Range Radar Site (LAB-5) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in eastern Labrador, 127miles 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Warning System Map . Lswilson.ca . 2014-03-05.
  2. Web site: The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland . Lswilson.ca . 2013-10-02.