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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site.
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== History ==
== History ==
This site became an USAF/USN/FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF and USN. Initial radar equipment included an [[FPS-93|FPS-93A]] search radar and an [[FPS-116]] Height finder. The FPS- 116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-93A was replaced by the ARSR-4 in the late 1990s. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place.
This site became a USNUSAF//FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF, and USN. Initial radar equipment included an [[FPS-93|FPS-93A]] search radar and an [[FPS-116]] Height finder. The FPS- 116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-93A was replaced by the ARSR-4 in the late 1990s. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place.


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Revision as of 15:49, 2 April 2018

Oceana NAS Radar Site (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site.

Oceana NAS Radar Site

History

This site became a USNUSAF//FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF, and USN. Initial radar equipment included an FPS-93A search radar and an FPS-116 Height finder. The FPS- 116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-93A was replaced by the ARSR-4 in the late 1990s. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place.


Oceana NAS FAA Site Major Equipment List
Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems


Current Status

Active facility on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia.

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Location: On Oceana NAS in Virginia Beach City, Virginia.

Maps & Images

Lat: 36.82722 Long: -76.01361

See Also:

Sources:

  • Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 57, 162.

Links:

Visited: 2 Apr 2018


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