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The U.S. Army awarded a contract in 1968 to F&M Systems to build two

AN/FLR-9s; one at [[USASA Field Station AugsbergAugsburg]], Germany and one at Udorn, Thailand. Both were completed in 1970. The Army's version of the AN/FLR-9 has the same antenna design as the Air Force

version, but the design of the delay lines in the Beam Forming Networks

inside the Central Building are different. The Army used what is called a

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* 1996 RAF Chicksands, United Kingdom following base closure.

As of 1996, only three AN/FLR-9 were left in operation around the world: the U.S. Air Force's at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska and Misawa AB, Japan, and the U.S. Army's in Augsberg, Germany. The one in AugsbergAugsburg was turned over to the German Intelligence Service (BND) in 1998, while the others are believed to now be dismanteled.

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