Corporal Matthew Mercier, a radar technician with Royal Canadian Air Force Air Detachment Iceland tells us about the capabilities of the Canadian TPS-70 mobile air surveillance radar. Until May 2020 he and his 20 colleagues will be deployed here with his system to replace Landhelgisgæsla Íslands/Icelandic Coast Guard radars during scheduled maintenance periods. #NATO #WeAreNATO | NATO Allied Air Command

Last year we updated you about a project to upgrade some of our remote sites. The final stages of upgrade works at Remote Radar Head Buchan have now been completed. Built in advance by 90 Signals Unit, Communications Infrastructure Technician Rigger Team, the Radome needed to be lifted into place by crane following installation of the T92 Radar on the newly constructed raised plinth. High winds risked delays to the project, but luckily the weather held off until the lift was completed. The Radar