Canada to plug airspace surveillance gaps with Australia's over-the-horizon radar

Both countries are geographically over the horizon! 😊

"The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it signed four related agreements in June for a new radar system sourced from Australia.

The system is called the Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR), and the deal is worth some US$1.75 billion to Australia. ..."

Canada to plug surveillance gaps with Aussie over-the-horizon radar

JORN, a network of three over-the-horizon radar facilities, is a strategic and early-warning asset for Australia. Canada is buying a similar system.