1C8X1 is an Air Force specialty that installs, maintains, and repairs ground radar systems. These systems include:
Air traffic control
Weather
Ground aircraft control and warning
Radar operator training devices
Aircraft identification equipment
Remoting systems
Video mappers
Computerized processors
1C8X1 merged with 1C8X2, Airfield Systems, to become 1C8X3, Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems (RAWS).
Ground radar systems are used for:
Air defense
Command guidance
Air traffic control
Instrument landing systems
Radar bomb scoring
Ground radars can detect targets up to 25 miles away if they’re very low to the ground. For targets higher up in the air or space, the effective range could be hundreds of miles.