gap filler radar


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gap filler radar

A radar used to supplement the coverage of the principal radar in areas where coverage is inadequate.
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The fate of a majority of the country's gap filler radar facilities came not long after the Cuban Missile Crisis ended.
Michigan's gap filler radar stations were stationed south of the Pinetree Line.
Caption: A sketch rendering of the FPS-18 Gap Filler Radar, which was the model located in Shelby during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Thirteen Days in Shelby, Michigan: During the height of the Cold War, the constant threat of nuclear war existed between the United States and the Soviet Union. While radar stations throughout Michigan helped defend the country's northern border from attack, nothing could prepare the Great Lakes State for a 13-day nuclear standoff in October 1962--the Cuban Missile Crisis
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