RAF Fylingdales Ballistic Missile Early Warning System III Radar

United Kingdom / England / Sleights /
 military, NATO, early warning radar
The primary radars of RAF Fylingdales are Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) (phased array) radars, mounted on each face of a truncated tetrahedron, typically referred to as the "pyramid". This makes Fylingdales unique amongst its peers in that it covers a full 360 degrees. Each of the three arrays contains around 2,560 transmit/receive modules; total peak power output equates to some 2.5MW, with a tracking range of 3,000+ miles.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Electronically_Scanned_Array
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Coordinates:   54°21'42"N   -0°40'12"E
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