Air Force seeks information on extending Taiwan's Early Warning Radar range

By Shelley K. Mesch / September 2, 2022 at 12:08 PM

The Air Force is requesting input on its Surveillance Radar Program in Taiwan to extend the range of the Early Warning Radar.

The service wants to hear by Tuesday from industry and research institutions how they would address extending the EWR range in Taiwan, according to an online posting.

The Air Force posted the request just weeks after China ran a military demonstration near Taiwan that coincided with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) visit to the island.

To extend the range, modifications would be made to the Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System, or PAVE PAWS, which Taiwan installed in 2013, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

The questions pertain mostly to a business’ or institution’s capability in extending the range, such as what software and hardware it has available and its experience working with EWRs, Taiwan and foreign military sales.

Responses should also include whether the business or institution has the facilities, equipment and personnel to test and validate modifications to the SRP software and the anticipated hours it would take to design a solution and install it.

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