radar
• system for locating objects by sending radio waves and recording their echoes
• radar is a way of using radio signals to discover the position or speed of objects such as aircraft or ships when they cannot be seen.
radar absorbent material
• ram, material that changes radar waves into small electromagnetic fields and reduces the radar image
radar camouflage
• covering for a combat vehicle or weapon that makes it undetectable by radar
radar control
• monitoring flight patterns by radar, monitoring of rockets and other weaponry by means of radar
radar cross section
• rcs, unique "signature" of an object created by the radar waves reflected from the object to the antenna (influenced by the shape of the object and the material it is made from)
radar decoy
• object used to create a false radar contact
radar intercept officer
• rio, officer that operates radar detectors in american air force planes (sits in the rear of the plane)
radar operator
• one who operates radar equipment
radar proof
• cannot be detected by radar
radar range
• range in which a radar receiver is effective
radar reconnaissance
• patrol using radar in order to collect intelligence on enemy activity and terrain conditions
radar screen
• screen which displays information gathered by radar
radar signature
• unique "fingerprint" of an object created by radar waves that are reflected from ...