Height-Finding is one of the three basic types of which radar category?

• A. Search RADAR
• B. Tracking RADAR
• C. Missile RADAR
• D. Approach RADAR

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how radars are grouped by their primary function. In classic air-defense radar setups, three basic roles are used: scanning to detect targets (search), following a detected target to maintain a lock (tracking), and measuring elevation to determine height (height-finder). Height-finding is considered a type of search radar because its core job is to locate objects and provide elevation data to determine altitude, often to be used alongside a detecting search radar. It isn’t about continuously tracking a target or guiding missiles, and it isn’t an approach radar or a dedicated missile radar. So height-finding fits under the search radar category.