# Ground radar

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**Ground radar** ([cf.](/source/Cf.) [airborne radar system](/source/Airborne_radar_system)) is a radar positioned on the ground and used for [air defense](/source/Air_defense) (e.g., [ground-controlled interception](/source/Ground-controlled_interception)), [command guidance](/source/Command_guidance) (e.g., [ground-directed bombing](/source/Ground-directed_bombing)), [air traffic control](/source/Air_traffic_control) (i.e., [radar control](/source/Radar_control)), [instrument landing systems](/source/Instrument_landing_system), [radar bomb scoring](/source/Radar_bomb_scoring), etc.. Ground radar may refer to:

- [Air Route Surveillance Radar](/source/Air_Route_Surveillance_Radar)
- [Airport surveillance radar](/source/Airport_surveillance_radar)
- [Counter-battery radar](/source/Counter-battery_radar)
- [Fire-control radar](/source/Fire-control_radar) for ground weapon systems (e.g., Nike missile command guidance)
- [Ground-penetrating radar](/source/Ground-penetrating_radar) when used from a ground site
- [Precision approach radar](/source/Precision_approach_radar)
- [Secondary surveillance radar](/source/Secondary_surveillance_radar)
- [Target acquisition radar](/source/Target_acquisition_radar)
- [Weather radar](/source/Weather_radar) for measurements from the ground (e.g., for local news reports)

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