Brizlee Wood Radar
United Kingdom /
England /
Alnwick /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Alnwick
World / United Kingdom / England
military, RAF - Royal Air Force, early warning radar
Type 93 radar at Brizlee Wood, 8 miles west of RAF Boulmer.
Situated high on Alnwick Moor stands RRH Brizlee Wood home of the Type 93 long-range surveillance and control radar. Its function, to provide a long-range early warning and control picture for the UK Air Surveillance And Control System (ASACS). Round the clock 365 days a year, Brizlee Wood scans the air approaches over the North Sea , giving ASACS ample warning time to identify and if necessary intercept potential intruders into United kingdom airspace. Several times during the year, Brizlee Wood plays an integral part in major NATO exercises, watching for waves of aircraft targeting the site and the east coast in general.
www.raf.mod.uk/rafboulmer/aboutus/radarflt.cfm
Situated high on Alnwick Moor stands RRH Brizlee Wood home of the Type 93 long-range surveillance and control radar. Its function, to provide a long-range early warning and control picture for the UK Air Surveillance And Control System (ASACS). Round the clock 365 days a year, Brizlee Wood scans the air approaches over the North Sea , giving ASACS ample warning time to identify and if necessary intercept potential intruders into United kingdom airspace. Several times during the year, Brizlee Wood plays an integral part in major NATO exercises, watching for waves of aircraft targeting the site and the east coast in general.
www.raf.mod.uk/rafboulmer/aboutus/radarflt.cfm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°25'5"N 1°46'6"W
- Former RAF Acklington 14 km
- Former RAF Milfield 29 km
- Otterburn Ranges (ATE O) 37 km
- RAF Ouston 43 km
- Former RAF Usworth 57 km
- Warcop Training Area (WTA) 96 km
- Catterick Garrison Cantonment 115 km
- RAF Leeming 124 km
- RAF Topcliffe 136 km
- Former RAF Wombleton 140 km
- Old mine workings 4.1 km
- Middlemoor Wind Farm 8.9 km
- River Breamish Caravan Club Site 10 km
- Hill Fort 11 km
- Wandylaw Wind Farm 11 km
- Riverside Country Park 20 km
- Hedgehope Hill 21 km
- Glendale Middle School 21 km
- Ewart Park 26 km
- Northumberland National Park 33 km
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