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EL/M-2248 MF-STAR
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for maritime install”. Today it says “gan based multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for mariti”.
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EL/M-2248 MF-STAR atop INS Lahav of the Israeli Navy The EL/M-2248 MF-STAR is a GaN based multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by IAI Elta for maritime installation on warships . It is capable of tracking both air and surface targets and providing fire control guidance.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for maritime install”. Today it says “gan based multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for mariti”. Read the current article and compare.
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multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for maritime install
Now
gan based multifunction active electronically scanned array naval radar system developed by iai elta for mariti
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