title: Ground radar
text: # Ground radar
  
  Ground radar (cf. airborne radar system) is a radar positioned on the ground and used for air defense (e.g., ground-controlled interception), command guidance (e.g., ground-directed bombing), air traffic control (i.e., radar control), instrument landing systems, radar bomb scoring, etc.. Ground radar may refer to:
  
  * Air Route Surveillance Radar
  * Airport surveillance radar
  * Counter-battery radar
  * Fire-control radar for ground weapon systems (e.g., Nike missile command guidance)
  * Ground-penetrating radar when used from a ground site
  * Precision approach radar
  * Secondary surveillance radar
  * Target acquisition radar
  * Weather radar for measurements from the ground (e.g., for local news reports)
  