: a plastic housing sheltering the antenna assembly of a radar set especially on an airplane
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Logistics drive program costs The Air Force first outlined the radome replacement effort in May 2025 through a presolicitation notice.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
During the 12-day war in June, Iran attacked and destroyed a similar radome at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar used for secure communications.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
No one was injured though a missile did hit a radome there.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The radomes are believed to provide broad, overlapping coverage in the South China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
This means the new polymer armor can be made into radomes and other structures to protect radar and communication antennae.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Threat level: China at the end of last year unveiled three novel aircraft, including a fighter and an airborne early-warning and control plane with hallmark radome.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
During the 12-day war in June, Iran attacked and destroyed a similar radome at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar used for secure communications.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
No one was injured though a missile did hit a radome there.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The radomes are believed to provide broad, overlapping coverage in the South China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
This means the new polymer armor can be made into radomes and other structures to protect radar and communication antennae.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Threat level: China at the end of last year unveiled three novel aircraft, including a fighter and an airborne early-warning and control plane with hallmark radome.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Radome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radome. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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