"I'm staying in search-right radar mode, so he shouldn't have any reason to get excited."
As the missile comes within 20 km (12.42 mi) of its target, the missile switches to its active radar mode.
Radio or radar modes?
Radar sensors are classified by application, architecture, radar mode, platform, and propagation window.
They are also equipped with radar mode to help counteract stealth technology, though this has not been perfected and it is not very effective.
Kevin selected a radar mode that would yield an automatic lock.
He selected an automatic radar mode.
The engagement officer switched radar modes.
The system can operate in optical or radar mode and can switch between these modes during an engagement.
This "under the radar" mode caused her sales figures to drop radically.