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  2. Radar altimeter - Wikipedia

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    The dipole antenna of a radar altimeter of 1947. A radar altimeter (RA), also called a radio altimeter (RALT), electronic altimeter, reflection altimeter, or low-range radio altimeter (LRRA), measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft by timing how long it takes a beam of radio waves to travel to ground, reflect, and return to the craft.

  3. Avtobaza - Wikipedia

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    1L222 Avtobaza exhibited at the 2014 Engineering Technologies International Forum [] in Zhukovsky, Russia.. Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza is an ELINT system designed to detect side looking airborne radars, air-to-ground fire-control radars and low-altitude flight control radars, as well as to provide intelligence data for the 1L125M APUR.

  4. Airborne early warning and control - Wikipedia

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    A Royal Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry over North Yorkshire. An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack ...

  5. List of radars - Wikipedia

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    AN/MPQ-35 PAR (Pulse Acquisition Radar) high/medium-altitude threat detection radar for MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile system. AN/MPQ-43 mobile High Power Acquisition Radar (HIPAR) for Nike ADM. AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel; AN/MSQ-1 Close Support Control Set for Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) AN/MSQ-1A used for Matador Automatic Radar Control

  6. Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk - Wikipedia

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    Maritime Modes is planned to be integrated with the RQ-4B's existing MP-RTIP radar to detect and produce synthetic aperture radar imagery of ground vehicles. [76] In November 2015, Northrop Grumman selected the Garmin International GSX 70 weather radar to be installed on Air Force Global Hawks. The GSX 70 is designed to provide operators with ...

  7. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    Radar: RAdio Detection And Ranging RAI Radio altimeter indicator RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring: Or: remote autonomous integrity monitoring RALT Radar or radio altimeter: RAREPS Weather Radar Reports [6] Provided by Air Traffic Controllers RAS rectified air speed RA(T) restricted area (temporary) RAT ram air turbine: RCO

  8. AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar - Wikipedia

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    The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a single material solution for the mobile Multi-Role Radar System and Ground Weapons Locating Radar (GWLR) requirements. It is a three-dimensional, short/medium-range multi-role radar designed to detect unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, air-breathing targets, rockets, artillery, and mortars.

  9. 365th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group

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    Among the devices that the group helped develop or test were the radar altimeter, [note 2] the magnetic anomaly detector, the sonobuoy, improved airborne depth charges, long-range navigation systems, and airborne microwave radar. [3] The group also conducted training on equipment and antisubmarine tactics for Army Air Forces units and personnel ...