The Sea-Based X-band radar (SBX-1) is a floating, self-propelled, mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station designed to operate in high winds and heavy seas. It was developed as part of the United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System.

March 3, 2023: The SBX returned to Hawaii after receiving routine structural maintenance from a 662 day deployment. Enhancements were made as the threat from Russia, China, and North Korea increase over the Pacific.

Mar 3, 2023 · HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Expect to see a giant golf ball structure at Pearl Harbor until it disappears before you notice. Inside the white dome is the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Sea Based...

Mar 6, 2023 · The SBX-1 has a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) and a radar range of 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi). The vessel has a displacement of 50,000 short tons (45,000,000 kg) and cost approximately US$900 million to build.

Mar 3, 2023 · The Missile Defense Agency hosted a tour of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Thursday. The SBX vessel is going through regular maintenance and...

The Sea-based, X-band Radar (SBX 1) transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The SBX is a combination of the world's largest phased-array X-band radar carried aboard a mobile,...

Aug 14, 2019 · As of March 2019, SBX-1 traveled nearly 100,000 nautical miles in support of 72 flight and ground tests and operational missions. The latest mission for a rotating crew of 70 or so contract...

Apr 9, 2012 · The platform underwent additional alterations at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Honolulu, Hawaii. In July 2005, the vessel was officially named as the Sea-Based X-Band Radar-1 (SBX-1) by the MDA. The SBX-1 underwent a series of sea trials and exercises in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, prior to its service entry.

Nov 23, 2011 · Inside this golf ball shaped radome, visible miles away from Pearl Harbor, is America's finest technology. The largest, most powerful phased array X-band radar in the world. "And its mounted on...

Apr 30, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX-1) Self-Propelled Ocean-Going Radar Station including pictures.