PAVE PAWS radar site
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PAVE PAWS radar site is a U.S. early-warning phased-array radar installation designed to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PAVE PAWS radar site canonical | 2 |
| Cavalier radar site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1581417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PAVE PAWS radar site Context triple: [Massachusetts Military Reservation, hasPart, PAVE PAWS radar site]
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A.
Chain Home radar network
The Chain Home radar network was Britain’s pioneering early-warning radar system that provided long-range detection of enemy aircraft during the early years of World War II, crucially aiding air defense in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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C.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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D.
Mound Laboratory (historical)
Mound Laboratory (historical) was a U.S. Department of Energy research and production facility in Ohio that played a key role in early nuclear weapons development and related nuclear technologies during the Cold War.
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E.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PAVE PAWS radar site Target entity description: PAVE PAWS radar site is a U.S. early-warning phased-array radar installation designed to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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A.
Chain Home radar network
The Chain Home radar network was Britain’s pioneering early-warning radar system that provided long-range detection of enemy aircraft during the early years of World War II, crucially aiding air defense in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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C.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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D.
Mound Laboratory (historical)
Mound Laboratory (historical) was a U.S. Department of Energy research and production facility in Ohio that played a key role in early nuclear weapons development and related nuclear technologies during the Cold War.
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E.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early-warning radar installation
ⓘ
phased-array radar ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
ⓘ
Space Surveillance Network ⓘ
linked to:
United States Space Surveillance Network
|
| commissionedBy |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| controlledBy |
North American Aerospace Defense Command
ⓘ
United States Space Command ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Space Command
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataProvidedTo |
missile warning centers
ⓘ
space operations centers ⓘ |
| designedFor | continuous 24-hour operation ⓘ |
| feature |
electronic beam steering
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ low maintenance compared to mechanical radars ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
high-speed target detection
ⓘ
simultaneous tracking of multiple targets ⓘ wide-area coverage ⓘ |
| hasComponent | fixed phased-array radar faces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Beale Air Force Base ⓘ California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Cape Cod Air Force Station ⓘ
linked to:
Joint Base Cape Cod
Clear Air Force Station ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Thule Air Base ⓘ |
| monitors |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ocean
polar missile trajectories ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Space Surveillance Network
ⓘ
United States ballistic missile early warning system ⓘ
linked to:
Missile Defense Alarm System
|
| purpose |
ballistic missile early warning
ⓘ
detection of intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ detection of sea-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ space surveillance ⓘ |
| roleIn |
missile defense warning
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | mechanically steered early-warning radars ⓘ |
| technology | phased-array antenna ⓘ |
| threatsDetected |
intercontinental ballistic missiles
ⓘ
satellite reentry objects ⓘ sea-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| uses | solid-state transmitter modules ⓘ |
| waveband | UHF band ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PAVE PAWS radar site Description of subject: PAVE PAWS radar site is a U.S. early-warning phased-array radar installation designed to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: PAVE PAWS radar site