JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Israel have agreed on the deployment of high-powered, early-warning missile radars in the Negev desert in southern Israel, local daily Ha'aretz reported Sunday on its website.

　　The radars, known as X-Band, will be linked to a U.S. satellite-based alert network, Ha'aretz said, adding the new system could double or even triple the missiles' range of identification, which would be particularly useful if Iran launches an attack on Israel.

　　Under the terms of the newly-reached agreement, U.S. military staff will be permanently based in Israel for the first time.

　　According to periodical Defense news, the radar will be operated by staff from its European Command of the United States, starting in early 2009.

　　The system's deployment may even be moved up to this autumn, in order to integrate it with the Arrow missile defense system.

　　The Israeli Defense Force's current early-warning system, known as Green Pine and a component of the Arrow network, has a range of 800-900 kilometers. When combined with the American satellite system, its range expands to 2000 kilometers.