Smack in the middle of a major East Coast avian migration route, Dover AFB, Del., is a choice spot for testing a new, advanced technology radar in the ongoing effort to forestall bird strikes on aircraft. Air Force Safety Center’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, officials will use a 2006 Merlin XS2530 bird radar built by DeTect Inc., to find and track birds in a six mile horizontal and vertical radius. Dover’s BASH contractor Karen Voltura said that the base sustains an average of 25 bird strikes each year. Ron Merritt, former BASH team chief and now president of DeTect Inc., noted that the radar displays will make control actions by bird control teams more effective and provide air traffic controllers with real-time advisories for flying crews.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
