New uses of the electromagnetic spectrum have given rise to everything from cell phones to phased array radars to satellite radio.

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The trailer-mounted radar is a "phased array" type - it scans the sky with a narrow beam which flicks between thousands of locations each second.

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I, for one, am not persuaded that the co-cured composite wings and phased array radar technologies identified for "flow-back" to the United States under the FS-X deal meet that test.

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This includes cancelled deployment of two destroyers equipped with Aegis missile defense systems, along with terminating delivery of a second TPY-2 phased-array X-band long-range missile defense radar system for Japan.

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The agreement contains FS-X technology flow-back guarantees, including U.S. participation in the manufacture and testing of new technology components such as advanced co-cured composite wings, new avionics, and phased-array radar.

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At best, his "phased-adaptive" alternative will delay by years the emplacing of defenses effective against the array of missile threats Russia's client, Iran, is currently fielding.

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