Air Force moving forward with TACMOR radar system

The Air Force is moving forward with developing a new radar station in Palau aimed at closing surveillance gaps in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command theater, according to a request for information posted this month.

The request is seeking to identify lead system integrators and vendors to provide subsystems or complete the Tactical Multi-Mission Over-the-Horizon Radar system, the post states.

The TACMOR contractor would deliver between eight and 32 receivers to be tested, according to the post, with additional subsystem specification coming at a later date. The contractor or contractors would then manufacture the entire “receiver/transmit subsystem” and install it for subsystem sell off before it is shipped to Palau.

The system will transmit high-frequency, over-the-horizon flight information using a high-frequency sounder antenna and backscatter sounder, according to fiscal year 2024 budget request justification documents.