Israel: On Ground Updates - September 29, 2008

Israel: On Ground Updates
US Deploys Long-Range Radar, Troops In Israel
Monday, September 29, 2008

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BBC News website brings us this report...
The US has deployed long-range radar in Israel to give early warning of any missile strike by Iran, officials say... The radar has been set up at an air base in the Negev desert and will be operated by 120 US military personnel... Israeli reports say it is the first time US military personnel have been based in the country permanently...
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US bases powerful radar in Israel
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Telegraph.co.uk reports it this way...
Israel has been supplied with an advanced radar system by the US that would provide extra early warning of an Iranian missile attack, it has been confirmed... The system can pick up a ballistic missile shortly after launch and estimate the time and location of impact... Such capabilities would cut the response time of Israel's anti-missile system... Israeli officials said the equipment was flown in last week along with 120 American staff and has been set up at an air force base in the southern Negev desert, reportedly off-limits to non-US personnel... Defense News, the US weekly that broke the story, identified it as a high-powered radar known as FBX-T and said it will be hooked up to the US military's Joint Tactical Ground Station...
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Israel given long-range US radar system to warn of Iranian missile attack
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DefenseNews.com brought us the news back on the 26th...
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) has deployed to Israel a high-powered X-band radar and the supporting people and equipment needed for coordinated defense against Iranian missile attack, marking the first permanent U.S. military presence on Israeli soil...
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U.S. Deploys Radar, Troops To Israel