> I should have looked at Wikipedia before I responded! It looks like > the radar at Fylingdales is similar to PAVE PAWS but not exactly the > same, which would explain some of the differences I see in the photos. > Fylingdales is still considered part of the BMEWS (Ballistic Missile > Early Warning System). Also look at the date on the link - the article is a reasonable number of years old. I have a feeling there has been a major upgrade of Fylingdales since then, and that it is still used to detect the bombers that they periodically intercept coming in over the Arctic Ocean to the north of Scotland, attempting to probe UK airspace. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .