Solid State Phased Array Radar (SSPAR) press day held on 17 November 1992. Including press release, programme, biographies and changes to RAF Fylingdales radar and landscape.
In 1992 RAF Fylingdales radar was upgraded to a new system built by Raytheon, known as the Solid State Phased Array Radar (SSPAR), with no moving parts, it replaced the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS 1963-1992) and became operational on 1 October 1992.
- Index Number FA0051
- Index Type Press release
- Item Medium Paper
- Item Manufacturer RAF Fylingdales
- Item Date 1992
- Item Description Solid State Phased Array Radar Press Release
- Item Location Room 1, bay 4, shelf 2, box 51
- Image Copyright Fylingdales Archive