Thispaperdiscussesthetrendsinlaserradardevelopment.Applicationsincludereconnaissanceandtargetingfromairbomeandspacebomeplatforms.Amultifunctionairbomesensorsystem,whichincludesalaserradarfunctionwithmanymodes,isdefined.Amultidiscriminantspacebomelaserradarisalsodescribedanditsfeasibility