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That is the SMART-L long range surveillance radar used for detecting aircraft and missiles out to potentially 480km if they are at high altitude.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART-L
The same long range surveillance radar is used on the Royal Navy Type 45 Daring Class destroyers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer
However, it is merely an adjunct to the all-singing all-dancing SAMPSON multi-function radar which can track hundreds of targets simultaneously from close-in to 400km out and direct the ships missiles and guns to combat them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMPSON
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