# HAER No. CA-319: Beale AFB PAVE PAWS Written Report

Compiled by [Robin Monks](https://coldwar.tech/about), a Cold War archival expert.

*The Historic American Engineering Record's 57-page written history of the Beale PAVE PAWS radar: siting, the $60 million Raytheon contract, 1977–79 construction, and two decades of operations, recorded by historian Karen J. Weitze from 1998 fieldwork and interviews.*

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Document Type | report |
| Creator | Karen J. Weitze / Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service |
| Date | 2002 (fieldwork 1998) |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED / PUBLIC |
| Document ID | HAER No. CA-319 |
| Original Language | english |

## Related

- [PAVE PAWS (AN/FPS-115)](https://coldwar.tech/systems/pave-paws) (Systems)
- [Beale AFB PAVE PAWS](https://coldwar.tech/places/beale-pave-paws) (Places)

Tags: PAVE PAWS, Beale AFB, HAER, Radar, Missile Warning

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