airborne search radar

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• airborne-intercept radar — Radar carried aboard an interceptor to search, track, and provide an aiming solution for the launch of missiles and/or the firing of guns on the enemy aircraft …   Aviation dictionary

• search radar — A radar designed for the approximate location of (usually airborne) objects. Search radar beams are usually wide, wider in the vertical than in the horizontal, making it possible to scan large volumes of space quickly. In this system, a minute… …   Aviation 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 warning receiver — Typically fitted to military aircraft, radar warning receivers (RWR) detect the radio emissions of radar systems, whether ground based or on board other aircraft. The system is often capable of classifying the source of the radar by type (Pulsed… …   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

• Airborne early warning and control — AEW redirects here. For other uses, see AEW (disambiguation). For the airline, see Air Wisconsin. United States Air Force E 3 Sentry …   Wikipedia

• 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 display — Modern radar systems typically use some sort of raster scan display to produce a map like image. In the past, notably during the early days of radar development, such displays were difficult to produce for a number of reasons. Several different… …   Wikipedia

• Search and rescue — For other uses, see Search and rescue (disambiguation) Search and rescue A Canadian Forces CH 149 Cormorant helicopter hoists a man from a Canadian Coast Guard cutter Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who… …   Wikipedia

• airborne early warning and control — Air surveillance and control provided by airborne early warning aircraft that are equipped with search and height finding radar and communications equipment for controlling weapon systems. They are equipped to detect enemy aircraft and direct… …   Aviation dictionary

• airborne early warning and control — Air surveillance and control provided by airborne early warning aircraft which are equipped with search and height finding radar and communications equipment for controlling weapon systems. Also called AEW & C. See also air picket …   Military dictionary