early-warning radar


early-warning radar

[¦ər·lē ‚′wȯr·niŋ ′rā‚där] (ordnance) A line of air defense radar units along the perimeter of a defended area to provide the earliest possible warning of approaching aircraft.

early-warning radar

All the radars—including long-, medium-, and short-range and medium- and low-level—that detect and warn of the approach of intruding aircraft and missiles early enough to allow interception as far away from the intended target as possible.