tracking radar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A classic tactic to overwhelm air defences is to swamp them with targets, thereby occupying their acquisition and tracking radar systems and depleting missile stocks.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
The F-16s were at an altitude of 10,000 feet to the west of Greece’s Rhodes island when the Russian-made S-300’s target tracking radar locked on, the report added.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Germany has promised to send more weapons: an air-defense system and a tracking radar to help locate Russian artillery.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
John Insprucker, SpaceX's Falcon 9 product manager, said the Air Force's tracking radar is a vital safety system to make sure that rocket launches remain on course as they launch across its Eastern Range.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2015
Air defense crews with small-caliber antiaircraft guns and tracking radar practice in conjunction with the early warning network and air defense communications.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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