U.S. Picks Kwajalein Atoll For First Space Fence Radar

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The first site for a U.S. Air Force next-generation space surveillance radar network will be located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a senior service official said. The Air Force plans to award a contract for Space Fence in spring 2013 but the service may not provide funding for building a second site anytime soon because of shrinking budgets, Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, said Sept.