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.

The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) is part of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and is designed to detect and establish precise tracking information on ballistic missiles, discriminate missile warheads from decoys and debris, provide data for updating ground-based interceptors in flight, and assess the results of intercept attempts.

In the terminal mode, the same radar provides surveillance, track, discrimination and fire control support for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar acquires, tracks and discriminates the flight characteristics of ballistic missiles.

The SBX is an advanced X-band radar mounted on a mobile, ocean-going, semi-submersible platform that provides the Missile Defense System with an extremely powerful and capable radar that can be positioned to cover any region of the globe.

Jun 7, 2021 · The Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) is a unique radar housed on a decommissioned North Sea oil rig. The SBX produces very high resolution images of incoming threat clouds, which helps BMD interceptors discriminate between lethal objects and debris.

Aug 21, 2019 · The SBX radar is a mobile, phased array radar operated by the MDA and located aboard a twin-hulled, semi-submersible, self-propelled, ocean-going platform.

The Sea-Based X-band Radar is based at Adak Island in Alaska, but you can often find it floating off the coast fulfilling its duty as part of the MDA’s Ballistic Missile Defense System. The FOB is self-propelling and can sustain rough seas and high winds while performing its duties.

The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) is a powerful discrimination radar that augments the BMDS missile tracking sensor architecture as protection against sophisticated ICBM threats in the Pacific against the homeland.

Jul 21, 2011 · The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX), located aboard a platform in the Pacific Ocean, uses high-frequency and advanced radar signal processing technology to improve target resolution,...

Jan 30, 2004 · The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) is the world’s first combination of an advanced X-band radar and a state-of-the-art ocean-going, semi-submersible platform. Based on a fifth generation oil drilling platform, the SBX is a large twin-hulled, self-propelled vessel designed for exceptional stability in high winds and sea states equivalent to a so ...