The system is expected to be initially operational by 2029, a Department of National Defence spokesperson said.

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The federal government will begin clearing land in Ontario early next year for a new multi-billion-dollar radar system that is supposed to detect incoming missiles over the Arctic. Article content

The transmission site for the first Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) will be built north of the city of Kawartha Lakes on 163 hectares of land acquired by the Department of National Defence. The system’s receiving site will be located on 288 hectares of agricultural land in Clearview Township, near Wasaga Beach. Article content Article content

The other locations for a second radar installation have yet to be determined.

“The Department of National Defence contin

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