EL / M - 2080 Green Pine The EL / M - 2080 Green Pine ( , ) is an Israeli ground - based missile - defense radar produced by Elta , a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries , to operate mainly with the Arrow theater missile defense system of Israel , which is jointly funded and produced with the United States . Green Pine was exported to India , and its advanced version , the Super Green Pine , is also to be delivered to South Korea at a cost of $ 83 million apiece , and to Azerbaijan . The Israeli Air Defense Command within the Israeli Air Force ( IAF ) of the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) operates both Green Pine radars and Super Green Pine radars as an integral part of the Arrow system . History . The Arrow program was launched as a response to the acquisition by Arab states of long range surface - to - surface missile s . The United States and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding to co - fund it in 1986 , and in 1988 the United States Department of Defense Strategic Defense Initiative Organization ( SDIO ) placed an order with Israel Aircraft Industries for the Arrow 1 technology demonstrator . Over the years SDIO was renamed to Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ( BMDO ) , and later to Missile Defense Agency ( MDA ) , while Israel Aircraft Industries was renamed to Israel Aerospace Industries . The Gulf War , which exposed the controversial performance of the Patriot missile against Iraqi " Al Hussein " missiles , gave further impetus to the development of the Arrow . It was initially designed to intercept missiles such as the SS - 1 " Scud " , its " Al Hussein " derivative , the SS - 21 " Scarab " operated by Syria , and the CSS - 2 operated by Saudi Arabia . The Arrow evolved also with an eye on the advanced missile programs of Iran . Elta was awarded the contract to develop and manufacture the EL / M - 2080 Green Pine radar in 1992 . The Green Pine was developed from the Elta Music phased array radar , presented in November 1994 , rolled out in 1995 , and turned operational in November 1998 . The Green Pine has since been used in dozens of tests of the Arrow system . In 2000 it was revealed that the Green Pine detected the launch of a Syrian Scud - D missile from its base outside Aleppo in northern Syria , and tracked its full trajectory until its impact point , some in the southern desert . In 2005 , and in 2008 , Green Pine detected and tracked similar drills of Syrian Scuds . On July 29 , 2004 , Israel and the United States carried out a joint test at the Naval Air Station Point Mugu ( NAS Point Mugu ) Missile Test Center in California , in which the Arrow interceptor was launched against a real Scud - B missile . The test represented a realistic scenario that could not have been tested in Israel due to test - field safety restrictions . To enable the test a full battery was shipped to Point Mugu . The Green Pine radar and command - and - control systems were deployed at the base , while the Arrow launcher was installed offshore on an island that forms part of the test range . The test was a success , with the interceptor destroying the Scud that flew a trajectory at an altitude of , west of San Nicolas Island . This was the seventh test of the complete system , the first interception of a real Scud . As of 2012 the Green Pine radar has a proven track record demonstrated in over 20 successful ballistic missile intercepts . Specifications . In contrast to the older AN / MPQ - 53 Passive Electronically Scanned Array ( PESA ) radar set of the MIM - 104 Patriot PAC - 2 , the Green Pine is an Active Electronically Scanned Array ( AESA ) solid state radar . Unlike the advanced AN / TPY - 2 X band radar of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system , Green Pine operates at L band - in the range 500 MHz to 1 , 000 MHz , or 1 , 000 MHz to 2 , 000 MHz . Green Pine reportedly operates in search , detection , tracking , and missile guidance modes simultaneously , capable of detecting targets at ranges of up to about , and is able to track more than 30 targets at speeds over . It discriminates targets from natural clutter and countermeasures , illuminates the true target and guides the missile to within of the target . The effective radiated power ( ERP ) of the Green Pine also makes it a possible candidate for conversion into a directed - energy weapon , by focusing pulses of radar energy on target missiles . The energy spikes are tailored to enter missiles through antennas or sensor apertures where they can fool guidance systems , scramble computer memories or even burn out sensitive electronic components . The radar system includes a wide by high trailer - mounted rotatable antenna array , a power system , a cooling system and a radar control center . The power system has both no - break and transformer containers , with the former including a diesel generator , an inductive clutch control module and a diesel fuel tank . The transformer container houses transformers , a service generator , a direct current converter and switching racks . The radar ' s cooling system is a heat exchanger that makes use of inherently redundant cascade cooling machines and incorporates an integral coolant tank and control panel s . The radar is made up of 2 , 000 – 2 , 300 transmit – receive modules and weighs . The system is transportable rather than mobile , as it can be moved to other prepared sites , but cannot be set up just anywhere . According to its developer , Green Pine ' s deployment at a new operational site takes " less than 24 hours " . Super Green Pine . An advanced version of the radar , called Super Green Pine , Green Pine Block - B , or Great Pine ( , ) , is to take the place of the original Green Pine . It is composed of more powerful but smaller transmit – receive modules with better capabilities than those of the Green Pine , and is believed to produce double the power output , extending detection range to about . In October 2010 IDF decided to be put another Arrow 2 battery into operational use . The new battery will receive the new radar - " Super Green Pine " . An even more advanced upgrade of the Super Green Pine is under development .