Navy rejects ship

A new ship designed to carry a billion-dollar ballistic missile tracking radar failed its acceptance trials earlier this month and will need repairs before it can enter service. The Howard O. Lorenzen, built by VT Halter Marine at Moss Point, Miss., is a 534-foot-long ship intended to carry the Cobra Judy Replacement radar, a key sensor used in treaty monitoring and verification for ballistic missile issues. Repair will be done at Kiewit Offshore Services in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Source: Defense News, 05/26/11)