Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed Over the Horizon Radar Testing during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing this week with General Glen VanHerck, Air Force Commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and Northern Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Commander.
“I really appreciated our time together and our discussions about Over the Horizon Radar and all domain awareness, and of course, the hugely-successful test of over the horizon radar at Camp Grafton,” said Senator Cramer. “I just ask if you could further explain the importance of over the horizon radar and how it increases the capability to defend the homeland and why you need the resources to fast-track some procurement.”
“Over the Horizon gives us the capability to have domain awareness much further than we do today, which increases decision space for our senior leaders, and that’s a top priority for me. It’s also my number one on my unfunded priority list to fast-track the site survey and additional development so we can get this domain awareness capability of Over the Horizon Radar sooner,” said General VanHerck.
In 2019, NORAD / NORTHCOM and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) completed OTHR testing at Camp Grafton, the North Dakota National Guard training center, which Senator Cramer spoke to General VanHerck about earlier this year.