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tracking radar

British

noun

a radar system emitting a narrow beam which oscillates about the target, thus compensating for abrupt changes of direction

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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

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

On Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany promised to send a sophisticated air defense system and a tracking radar capable of locating Russian artillery.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

"Air Force tracking radar went down. Launch postponed to same time tomorrow," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter after the delay.

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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