AN/FPS-5 Radar

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AN/FPS-5
Country of originUnited States
TypeLong range search radar

The AN/FPS-5 was a nodding height-finding radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command. It was unique in that it used a fixed reflector and a moving feed in order to steer the beam. It was produced in the early 1950s by Hazeltine, and deployment was limited. It was normally used with the AN/FPS-3 search radar.

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In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/FPS-5" designation represents the 5th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for fixed ground search radar. [1] [2] The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ↑ Winkler, David F. (1997). "Radar Systems Classification Methods". Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Langley AFB, Virginia: United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command. p. 73. LCCN   97020912.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ Avionics Department (2013). "Missile and Electronic Equipment Designations". Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook (PDF) (4 ed.). Point Mugu, California: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. pp. 2–8.1.
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