UK installs giant radar in the Strait of Gibraltar

This radar will allow the United Kingdom to improve its coverage of the strait and to control commercial air traffic on its territory as well as the movements of military planes on both banks, says 20minutosspecifying that the device was delivered a few days ago by the company Aquila Air Traffic Management Services.

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For the moment, the maximum range of the radar is unknown, but it can carry out operations between 300 and 185 kilometers, assures the manufacturer who adds that it also has anti-jamming technology and is able to detect drones, slow planes like helicopters, and very fast like fighter jets. The new radar is expected to be commissioned in September 2022.