Q.What is RADAR?

RADAR is the technology used to detect and locate distant objects such as aircraft and ships using radio waves; its name is an acronym. …

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RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging) detects and locates distant targets using transmitted and reflected radio waves.

RADAR stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging. It is a system used for detecting and finding the exact location, or for determining the velocity, of a distant object which, in radar terminology, is called the target. A scanning antenna transmits an electromagnetic (radio) wave in the form of a pulse; when this wave strikes an object it is reflected, and the radar receiver picks up the reflected wave (the echo). From the echo, the presence, direction and range of the target are found. Radars work day and night and in all weath …