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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Department of Defense'x effort to continually track and detectt objects such as space debrise and satellites in low and mediumnearth orbit. Space Fence will replace the current VHF Air Forcew Space Surveillance System builtin 1961. "Thde new Space Fence system will providw better accuracy and faster detection while allowing us to increase the number of satellites and othedr space objects that can be detectedand tracked, thus avoiding collisio n and damage to other satellites," Rich Davis, director of special projectas at Northrop Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technolog y Division, said in a statement.
Australia is a candidate for the firsr SpaceFence location. Two additional sitezs in other parts of the worl are alsounder consideration. Los Angeles-based Northropo (NYSE: NOC) is a defense and technologyu company.
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