Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoThe Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by shipsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageThe Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by shipsh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSkasi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months ago The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away. For reference, that’s about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth. In SI units that’s about 4’000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40’000 kilometers (by historical definition).
For reference, that’s about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth.
In SI units that’s about 4’000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40’000 kilometers (by historical definition).