Iran Claims Destruction of AN/FPS-132 Radar in Qatar Used for U.S. Missile Warning.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it destroyed a high-value early warning radar in Qatar that underpins long-range ballistic missile tracking for U.S. and partner forces, a claim that, if validated, would reduce U.S. Central Command’s sensor depth and compress reaction timelines for base defense across the Gulf. Qatar’s interior, defense, and foreign ministries stated that air defenses intercepted 65 ballistic missiles and 12 drones in the attack, while confirming two ballistic missiles impacted the U.S.-operated Al Udeid Air Base and a UAV targeted an early warning radar installation; eight people were injured by falling shrapnel. As in previous regional escalations, early battlefield damage claims may diverge from subsequent technical assessments. Read more...

AN/FPS-132 Block 5 early-warning radar uses a fixed UHF phased-array to detect and continuously track ballistic missiles and space objects at very long range, generating early launch warning, trajectory and impact predictions, and cueing data for layered defenses such as THAAD, Patriot, and naval air-and-missile defense systems across the Gulf (Picture source: Raytheon).