Upcoming test of the nation's ground-based ballistic missile defense system

Big radar vessel departs to test missile defense

"...The $2 billion Sea-Based X-Band Radar recently left Pearl Harbor to take part in an upcoming test of the nation's ground-based ballistic missile defense system..."

Reference: www.staradvertiser.com .

Sea-Based X-band Radar

Massive radar could track baseball from across a continent

"...Of course, the billion-dollar radar is designed to track missiles, not baseballs. It is scheduled to spend about 90 days at Seattle’s Vigor Shipyards for maintenance and upgrades, including adding the ability to plug into shore power, rather than having to use its six diesel generators while in port..."

Reference: seattlepi.com .