In contrast to LeoLabs' West Australian Space Radar shaped like a halfpipe, the new S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array is flat and square.

LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...