Iran has conducted retaliatory strikes on US military assets in the Gulf, including radar systems critical to missile defense networks like Patriot and THAAD.The radar in question is the AN/FPS-132 (Block 5 Upgraded Early Warning Radar, or UEWR), a strategic ballistic missile early warning system operated by the US Space Force. It's located near Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar (not directly at the base but in northern Qatar near Al-Khor). This is one of the most advanced and expensive US radars in the region, with a detection range of approximately 5,000 km, primarily for tracking long-range ballistic missiles (including from Iran). Its construction/installation cost is reported around $1.1 billion, and it's part of the global US missile warning network.
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