US Army tests radar with new generation semiconductor

The element of surprise can be a critical weapon, and nothing removes it from the playbook of enemy forces quite like radar. Radar units send out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that reflect off objects, and modern radar systems are sophisticated enough to track even small, rapidly moving objects like rockets and mortar and artillery shells.

href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSlvCZWZTuNrPByJXmYDGdte_PWtVzOXjMoY-Mznn1TQbzfo6z7DCWfTsW2-jmegEzrRPBME7SmsKqGNwBxh6zL3ZIaBgKYgB5OiWVLrAx1KpcwC95fSKIHAt7eIzN73LyJn29INyTZeW/s1600/US_Army_tests_radar_with_new_generation_semiconductor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> US Army Yuma Proving Ground is hosting an operational test of the Marine Corps' AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR). Specifically under evaluation is the Block 2 version of the system, which searches for ground-based weapons fire.(Picture source: U.S. Army)

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