Iceland Air Defence System Radar Site.

Iceland Air Defence System Radar Coverage and Air Defence Zone.      Air Defence Zone      Approximate Radar coverage

The Iceland Air Defence System (Icelandic: Íslenska Loftvarnarkerfið) was founded in 1987. It operates four radar complexes, a software and support facility as well as a command and report centre. As of 2008 it does not independently possess any offensive capabilities, as Iceland's only air defence weaponry is operated by the Coast Guard, but is primarily used to monitor air traffic and direct allied interceptors based out of country.

It has become the main element of the newly created Icelandic Defence Agency (Varnarmálastofnun Íslands) founded in 2008.

According to the U.S. Department of State website (Office of Public Diplomacy, Iceland page, updated August 2008), the 2008 budget for the Government of Iceland is the first in the country's history to include funding for defense (US$8.2 million); the money is earmarked for support of cooperative defense activities, military exercises in Iceland, and maintenance of defense-related facilities. This funding is in addition to roughly US$12 million in new expenditures for the operation of the Iceland Air Defense System radar sites, which the United States handed over to Iceland on August 15, 2007.

[edit] See also

• Military of Iceland
• Icelandic Coast Guard

[edit] Source

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