The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio waves or microwaves that bounce off any object in their path. The object returns a tiny part of the wave's energy to a dish or antenna that is ...

A little bit of that energy reflects off those objects on impact and returns to the radar dish. The radar then calculates how much energy returned and how long it took to reflect back to the dish ...

The E-2C’s 24-foot revolving radar dish rotates at six rpm and can be retracted two feet to facilitate stowage aboard a carrier. The lift produced by the radar dish when the plane is in flight ...