Although we think of air-to-air radar as a relatively modern invention, it first made its appearance in WWII. Some late war fighters featured the AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar to alert the pilot ...

While airport radar systems sometimes can detect drones, they might mistake those objects for birds, since radar alone cannot ...

Airport Radar A new microwave set presents a remarkably detailed picture. It is presently being tested as an adjunct to the control of air traffic which shows the location of planes on the ground ...

Satellite-based surveillance, meanwhile, can give air traffic controllers—and other pilots—more accurate and timely location information than radar can, allowing aircraft to fly closer together.