1. Arrow's a Hit.
- Author
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Fulghum, David A.
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RADAR , *WEAPONS systems , *DETECTORS , *ELECTRONIC systems , *ELECTRONIC pulse techniques , *GUIDED missiles - Abstract
The article informs that Israel's long-range, Green Pine radar, used to find targets for the Arrow 2 air defense missile, is being upgraded and doubled in power, possibly making it a candidate for conversion into a directed-energy weapon for use against Iranian and Syrian threats. A Pentagon radar specialist says the potential for the array would probably not be in ballistic missile defense, because warheads are so well shielded. Meanwhile, Israelis acknowledge they are tracking U.S. efforts to demonstrate anti-missile weapons using high-power microwave arrays and focused radar beams.
- Published
- 2005