Which risk substantially increases when a phased array radar steers its beam too rapidly?

💡 Explanation

Prominent grating lobes appear because the rapid beam steering asks for significant phase shifts between array elements, therefore energy radiates in unintended directions, rather than only decreasing efficiency or signal distortion, which are less pronounced.

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