V-beam radar

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• v-beam radar — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized V : a height finding radar emitting a vertical beam and another beam at a 45 degree angle each of which receives separate signals that can be measured against the range of target to obtain an accurate… …   Useful english dictionary

• Beam riding — Beam riding, also known as beam guidance, is a technique of directing a missile to its target by means of radar or a laser beam. It is one of the simplest forms of guidance using radar or lasers.The main use of this kind of system is to destroy… …   Wikipedia

• Radar MASINT — is one of the subdisciplines of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) and refers to intelligence gathering activities that bring together disparate elements that do not fit within the definitions of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT),… …   Wikipedia

• beam — [bēm] n. [ME < OE, a tree, piece of wood, column; akin to Ger baum, Du boom, tree] 1. Obs. the squared off trunk of a tree 2. a) a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or stone, used in building b) such a piece used as a horizontal support for a… …   English World dictionary

• Beam Approach Beacon System — (or BABS) is an automatic RADAR landing system developed in the early 1940 s.It is a responder (or transponder) mounted in a Hillman van and placed at the end of the runway. In some cases fixed sites were installed and by the mid 1950 s Standard… …   Wikipedia

• beam|width — «BEEM WIHDTH, WIHTTH», noun. the angular width of a radio or radar beam …   Useful english dictionary

• radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… …   Universalium

• Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll …   Wikipedia

• Radar gun — A radar gun or speed gun is a small Doppler radar used to detect the speed of objects. A radar gun does not return information regarding the object s position or any information concerning the car e.g. Registration etc. It relies on the Doppler… …   Wikipedia

• Radar detector — A radar detector, sometimes called a fuzz buster, is a passive electronic device used by motorists to determine if their speed is being monitored by law enforcement agencies via a radar unit, and thereby, potentially avoiding prosecution for… …   Wikipedia

• beam-rider guidance — A guidance system in which the equipment aboard the missile enables it to sense its location relative to a radar beam and correct its course, seeking out and following the path made by a radar beam. The missile is gathered in the beam and is… …   Aviation dictionary