Airborne Ground Surveillance
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Airborne ground surveillance (AGS) refers to a class of military airborne radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...

 system used for detecting and tracking ground targets, such as vehicles and slow moving helicopters.

See also

  • Alliance Ground Surveillance
    Alliance Ground Surveillance
    Alliance Ground Surveillance is a NATO programme to acquire an airborne ground surveillance capability.The Main Operating Base will be located at Sigonella Air Base, Italy.-External links:*...

     – a NATO programme to acquire an AGS capability.
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle
    Unmanned aerial vehicle
    An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...


Airborne ground surveillance is meant for detection of targets on the ground, which could be ground vehicles and slow moving helicopters. Antenna beam width should be very less to enhance resolution. Less antenna size limitation demand high frequency (GHz range) of operation, to be operated in this mode. AGS radar is typically a medium or low power radar. It includes both maritime and land surveillance. Now a day UAVs perform this operation, which often use optical aids for surveillance.

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