Israel does field advanced radar systems.

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It uses a pair of radar arrays, each with a 120-degree field of view, from Lockheed's competitor and occasional partner, Northrop Grumman.

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Seasoned storm trackers provide critical field data that can't be gleaned from high-powered Doppler radar, veteran meteorologists say.

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There is a second advantage to using lasers in preference to radar: while they have a similar range, laser sensors have a significantly wider field of vision.

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