I Is it possible for airplane radars to scan minefields?

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Airplane radars are not designed to detect buried objects like mines, as they primarily scan larger aerial targets. While radar technology can be adapted for ground scanning, modifications would be necessary to enhance sensitivity and penetration capabilities. Specialized ground-penetrating radar (GPR) systems are typically used for detecting mines, as they are optimized for subsurface detection. The discussion highlights that airplane radar alone is insufficient for this purpose. Therefore, alternative technologies or significant modifications to existing radar systems would be required to effectively scan minefields.
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Is it possible for airplane radars to scan minefields? If we were to take an airplane radar out of the plane and brought it back to land in a vicinity of a minefield, would it scan the mines that are in the minefield? Would it be able to scan because mines are not on the surface, but buried underneath? If it is not possible, what modifications are necessary to make the radar to scan those objects like mines because airplane radars are made to scan much larger objects like planes.
 
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