The US deployed an anti-missile radar in Israel to warn of incoming Iranian ballistic missiles
BayBak, Azerbaijan | 1699 days ago | Monday, 29th September , 2008 , 12:35 [pm] | International
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. | The new radar was flown into Israel last week along with some 120 American crew members and has been set up at the Nevatim air base in the Negev desert.
The US has deployed an anti-missile radar in Israel that is mainly to warn of incoming Iranian ballistic missiles, Israeli state radio reports. |
It is operated by a permanent 120-strong US army staff.
The new radar was flown into Israel last week along with some 120 American crew members and has been set up at the Nevatim air base in the Negev desert.
The US has deployed an anti-missile radar in Israel that is mainly to warn of incoming Iranian ballistic missiles, Israeli state radio reports.
The radar with a range of more than 2,000km is sited in the south of the country, the radio station said on Sunday.
It is operated by a permanent 120-strong US army staff.
The new radar was flown into Israel last week along with some 120 American crew members and has been set up at the Nevatim air base in the Negev desert.
The system can pick up a ballistic missile shortly after launch. That will cut the response time of Israel’s Arrow system, designed to intercept incoming missiles.
An X-band radar is a powerful phased array radar that can target the warhead of a long or medium range missile in space. The US has deployed one in Japan and plans to install a larger X-band radar in the Czech Republic.
The system appeared to be more directly related to Israel’s concern about Iran’s nuclear programme.ans
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