List of radar types

Search radars scan great volumes of space with pulses of short radio waves.The fuzes used in anti-aircraft artillery have to be mechanically designed to accept fifty thousand g, yet still be cheap enough to throw away.The frequency selection of weather radar is a performance compromise between precipitation reflectivity and attenuation due to atmospheric water vapor.Some weather radars uses doppler shift to measure wind speeds and dual-polarization for identification of types of precipitations.These generally use navigational radar frequencies, but modulate the pulse so the receiver can determine the type of surface of the reflector.Military use transponders to establish the nationality and intention of an aircraft, so that air defenses can identify possibly hostile radar returns.
RAF Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW1 ( AWACS ) with rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 ft (10 m) across. The E-3 is accompanied by two Panavia Tornado F3 .
Military map marking symbol Radar as of NATO standard APP-6a
Surface search radar display commonly found on ships
Air traffic control radar at London Heathrow Airport
speed of lightE-3 SentryPanavia Tornado F3Early Warning (EW) RadarGround Control Intercept (GCI)Airborne Early Warning (AEW)Airborne ground surveillanceOver-the-Horizon (OTH)Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW)Fire-control radarMissile lock-onsemi-active radar homingelectronic countermeasuresMissile guidanceAir-to-Air Missile (AAM)Air-to-Surface Missile (ASM)Surface-to-air missile (SAM)Surface-to-Surface Missiles (SSM)Fire Control (FC) SystemsMissile Guidance (MG)Active electronically scanned arrayAPP-6aCounter-battery radarSide looking airborne radarSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)Perimeter Surveillance Radar (PSR)Red Dawn Radar SystemMan portable radarAN/FPS-16AN/FPS-14Weibelproximity fuzesanti-aircraft artilleryexplosiveWeather radarsdoppler shiftWeather radarWind profilersMillimetre cloud radarreflectivitiesRadar navigationX bandS bandVessel traffic servicesAir traffic controlaircraftTransponderflight numberIdentification Friend or FoeLondon Heathrow AirportSecondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)Precision Approach Radar (PAR)Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)Radio BeaconsRadar Altimeter (RA)Terrain-Following Radar (TFR)Space-based radarIncoherent scatterremote sensinggeographysynthetic aperture radarUltra WidebandDoppler radarImaging radar3D radarRadar gunFire Control Systemscollision detectionsituational awarenessBioradiolocationRadar engineering detailsAutomatic Radar Plotting AidLow probability of interceptRadar scatterometerRadar trackerBibcodeNational Weather Service