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The deal was a culmination of months of negotiations that included a string of public demands from Turkey, including that real-time data from the so-called X-Band radar not be shared with Israel.
U.S. Use of Radar Data Risks a Turkish Backlash Adam Entous 2011
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The deal for Turkey to host the so-called X-Band radar at one of its military bases accelerates deployment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-backed early warning system.
Turkey to Station U.S. Radar to Counter Iranian Rockets Adam Entous 2011
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Under terms of the agreement between the U.S. and Turkey, the X-Band, or AN/TPY-2 radar, which is built by Raytheon Co., will be deployed by the end of the year at a site in Kurecik, in central Anatolia, officials said.
U.S. Use of Radar Data Risks a Turkish Backlash Adam Entous 2011
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The U.S. has been trying to ease the standoff, and sought to play down the issue of data-sharing with Israel in the X-Band deal.
U.S. Use of Radar Data Risks a Turkish Backlash Adam Entous 2011
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X-Band radar installation in Israel used to thwart Iranian missile threats.
Turkey to Station U.S. Radar to Counter Iranian Rockets Adam Entous 2011
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U.S. officials told Turks that the United States has a "separate and robust" missile defense relationship with Israel, where the United States based a high-powered X-Band radar in 2008 to bolster Israel's missile defenses.
Turkey to Station U.S. Radar to Counter Iranian Rockets Adam Entous 2011
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Turkey, for its part, could also benefit from real-time data from the X-Band the U.S. already operates in Israel.
U.S. Use of Radar Data Risks a Turkish Backlash Adam Entous 2011
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Turkey was one of several NATO states in talks to host the advanced X-Band radar as part of the NATO missile shield.
Turkey to Station U.S. Radar to Counter Iranian Rockets Adam Entous 2011
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“And having an X-Band radar, like the one we have in Japan, has always been part of our calculation.”
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The radars, known as X-Band, will be linked to a U.S. satellite-based alert network.
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