What are the radars?

• A. Track
• B. Track and Search
• C. Search
• D. Track and Detect

Answer: (B)

Radars perform two essential tasks: searching for targets and tracking them once found. When a radar can do both, it’s described as Track and Search.

Searching means scanning a wide area to detect any returns that might indicate a target. Tracking means locking onto a detected target and continuously updating its position, speed, and trajectory with precise measurements. A system that handles both functions can discover new targets while keeping continuous information on existing ones, often described as track-while-scan.

The other options describe only one function or mix in detect, which isn’t the standard way to name the combined capability. Detecting is essentially what happens during searching, so the best answer reflects a radar that can both search for targets and track them.