Radar Station Collection

An Early warning radar station on the Moors near Harrowgate UK
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RAF Stenigot 28997_010
RAF Stenigot Radar Station and NATO Forward Scatter Station, Lincolnshire, 2018. TF2582

Aerail view at the Grande Ballon de Guebwiller, Vosges, Alsace, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, Grand Est, France

Abandoned radar station
Abandoned Second World War radar dishes, situated at Stenigot, near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire

Grosser Belchen or Grand Ballon Mountain, near Guebwiller, Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, Vosges, France, Europe

Orbital space weapons, artwork
Orbital space weapons. Artwork of a ground-based mid-course space missile defence system from around 2000. Projects such as the Strategic Defense Initiative were designed to defend the USA against

Radar tracking station
Radar station. This monitors everything that passes through its airspace for the Ministry of Defence. Photographed in Trimmingham, Norfolk, UK

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An aerial view reveals the abandoned radar station atop Grosser Belchen or Grand Ballon Mountain in the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, France. Once a vital early warning radar station for RAF Stenigot in the UK, it now stands as a relic of the past. Its towering structure once played a crucial role in radar tracking and monitoring orbital space weapons. The mountain's breathtaking vistas provided an ideal location for this surveillance outpost, offering a clear view of the sky. Though its days of active service have passed, the ghostly remains continue to evoke a sense of history and intrigue.