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Air Force

Modernization of North Warning System for Arctic Needed, Hinote Says

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

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Modernization of North Warning System for Arctic Needed, Hinote Says

The AN/FPS-117 engineering facility at Hill AFB, Utah on Nov. 20, 2019. The facility is used for testing and training and is a replica of the long-range radar systems that make up the American-Canadian North Warning System (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is spending about $6 billion on systems for Arctic security and operations, and the service will likely step up its investment, including the modernization of the North Warning System (NWS), a top Air Force official said on July 27. "Our latest estimates are that we're spending a pretty decent amount, certainly out of the Department of the Air Force's budget on things that are clearly related to Arctic security/Arctic operations, and that number is in the…

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