SBX (Sea-Based X-Band)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (March 22, 2013) --The SBX Radar Vessel departs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to conduct its semi-annual systems checks at sea. The systems checks ensure the platform is operationally capable to meet future missions. The SBX is an advanced X-Band radar mounted on a mobile, semi-submersible platform that provides the Ballistic Missile Defense System with an extremely powerful and capable radar and remains an important strategic capability in U.S. ballistic missile defense increasing t