Abstract: Viewing from the interaction between external and internal causes on the time scale of history, present and future, this paper analyzes and demonstrates the developing motivation and stage characteristics of radar technology. The external causes are interpreted as target, environment and mission, and the internal causes as information acquisition pattern, realization ability and resource utilization. The fundamental law of radar development is revealed as evolving stepwise from lower into higher dimension of detection through the aromorphosis of channel configuration, viewing angle and signal dimensionality, while the main innovation strategies of radar technology are summarized as modifying information acquisition pattern, enhancing realization ability and increasing utilized resources. Furthermore, the developing trends and main characteristics of future radar technology are deduced, and proposals for promoting future innovation and development are also presented.