Upgrade of Cavalier Space Force Station, N.D.’s AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) radar, originally built by General Electric [GE] in the 1970s, is a provision in a bill introduced this month by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)--both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). The secretary of defense shall use all available authorities "to accelerate the modernization and digitization" of PARCS "to improve detection of intercontinental and sea-launched missile threats, as well…
