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The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship (sh.itjust.works)
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The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

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[–] Skasi@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

For reference, that's about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth.

In SI units that's about 4'000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40'000 kilometers (by historical definition).