Montauk Air Force Station Radar Tower
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Montauk, New York, United States
Source: Social Life Magazine
The Montauk Air Force Station was reactivated in the early 1950s for Cold War radar surveillance. The AN/FPS-35 radar tower, approximately 90 feet tall with a 40-foot steel dish, was constructed to scan the Atlantic for Soviet aircraft and incoming threats. It was part of a radar network along the East Coast and is the only one of 12 such towers still standing, now a National Historic Landmark.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense, Steel, Government
- Location
- Montauk, New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Social Life Magazine
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Description | The Montauk Air Force Station was reactivated in the early 1950s for Cold War radar surveillance. The AN/FPS-35 radar tower, approximately 90 feet tall with a 40-foot steel dish, was constructed to scan the Atlantic for Soviet aircraft and incoming threats. It was part of a radar network along the East Coast and is the only one of 12 such towers still standing, now a National Historic Landmark. |
Original sector | Military |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
City | Montauk |
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Source | Social Life Magazine |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Steel, Government |
Article published date | 2026-05-31 |
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