Hill Air Force Base Radar Site

 (2000-Active) - A U.S. Air Force FPS-117 radar site relocated from McClellan AFB, California when it closed. The site is now located on the northeast edge of Hill AFB, Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Active radar site.

History
Established in 2000 with the ribbon cutting on Hill Air Force Base Radar Site on 6 Nov 2000. $1.1 million was approved for the new facility to house the FPS-117 relocated from McClellan, AFB. The facility was sited in the northeast corner of the base along the North Perimeter Road on a bluff overlooking I-84.

Initial equipment included the FPS-117 three dimensional (3D) search radar configured to provide Engineering and logistical support for other FPS-117 sites mostly in Alaska and Canada. The Hill AFB FPS-117 radar system is used for all validation, analysis, and testing of hardware and software modifications for the early warning network of FPS-117 radars.

Current Status
Active radar site.

See Also:
 * FPS-117
 * US Radar Sets
 * North Warning System

Sources: Links:
 * Hilltop Times - Air Force radar upgrades ensure situational awareness
 * Utah military construction projects to get $50 million, The Park Record (Park City, Utah, 3 Jul 1998, page 16
 * Lockheed Martin Press Release - Lockheed Martin to Modernize 29 U.S. Air Force Early Warning Long-Range Surveillance Radars.
 * Radomes - Hill Air Force Base Radar Site