A radar picket is a radar-equipped station, ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a nation or military (including naval) force to protect it from surprise attack, typically air attack, or from criminal activities such as smuggling. The term 'picket' is an old military term for a sentry placed forward of a defensive line, in order to provide an advanced warning.
A radar picket is a radar-equipped station, ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a nation or military (including naval) force to protect it from surprise attack, typically air attack, or from criminal activities such as smuggling. The term 'picket' is an old military term for a sentry placed forward of a defensive line, in order to provide an advanced warning.
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