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LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

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LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight

The S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Defense Department said the S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) conducted its first flight test tracking of a live missile target on Monday, relaying data to the Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC). The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Tuesday announced that Fight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a) used an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) representative target developed by MDA air launched over the northern Pacific Ocean after air-dropped by a C-17 Globemaster aircraft. The target flew over 1,200 miles off the…

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