Kwajalein Field Site
Kwajalein Field Site serves as the scientific advisor to the Reagan Test Site at the U.S. Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll, located 2,500 miles west-southwest of Hawaii. Our staff, accompanied by their families, serve two- to five-year assignments before returning to Lincoln Laboratory’s main campus in Lexington, Massachusetts. At any given time, about 15 Laboratory personnel are stationed on Kwajalein. The site's radars, optics, and telemetry systems support missile testing, space surveillance and testing, satellite launches, and scientific measurements. In addition, the site is a test bed for technology development, and its remote location enables us to perform testing that cannot be done in the United States. We also introduce the Reagan Test Site to other Department of Defense organizations — including the U.S. Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Space Force — to conduct their missions and provide the government with long-term strategic plans regarding relevant new missions and technology.
Featured Projects
undersea technology
Undersea Vision-Based Navigation and Pose Determination for Human-Robot Teaming
Undersea vision-based navigation and pose determination will enable divers and robots to collaboratively solve complex tasks in an inherently unstructured environment.
radar
ALCOR Radome Replacement
An aging weatherproof enclosure protecting one of the space surveillance radars on Kwajalein Atoll is replaced.
Latest News
Laboratory Stories
In 2008, colleagues and I started an internship program to help jumpstart IT careers for local residents of neighboring islands.
John O'Rourke
Information Technology (IT) Systems Administrator
Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology
Kwajalein Field Site
That's what I love about working at Lincoln Laboratory — the endless diversity of opportunities and the constant learning.
Karyn Lundberg
Systems Analyst
Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology
Kwajalein Field Site
The most exciting part of my work is being able to test components on real radars.
Andrew Mack
Applied Physicist
Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology
Kwajalein Field Site
Every day on Kwajalein, we are faced with new challenges in a resource-constrained environment, where we have to innovate and draw on the expertise of a diverse team to successfully execute our common mission.
Sarah Willis
Systems Analyst
Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology
Kwajalein Field Site
