 This success in what became known as the Air-Surface-Vessel radar (ASV) role, airborne radar for detecting ships at sea, led to continued demands for additional tests throughout the year. Interest continued to grow, and this would ultimately be one of the reasons that airborne intercept sets would be delayed; the team spent a considerable time in 1937 and 1938 working on the ASV problem, and ultimately these sets went into operational use first.
