Terrain-following radar

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title: Terrain-following radar
text: Terrain-following radar (TFR) is a military aerospace technology that allows a very-low-flying aircraft to automatically maintain a relatively constant altitude above ground level and therefore make detection by enemy radar more difficult. It is sometimes referred to as ground hugging or terrain hugging flight. The term nap-of-the-earth flight may also apply but is more commonly used in relation to low-flying military helicopters, which typically do not use terrain-following radar. TFR systems w
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description: Radar used for extremely low level flight
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrain-following_radar
date created: 2005-07-12T19:58:26Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T00:09:39Z
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