AN/SPS-10

AN/SPS-10

AN/SPS-10 aboard a Knox-class frigate
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	Raytheon Technologies
Introduced	1959;66 years ago (1959)
Type	2D
Frequency	5.45 to 5.825  GHz (5.50 to 5.15 cm) C-band [1]
PRF	650 Hz
Beamwidth	1.9° × 16° vertical, 12° horizontal [1]
Pulsewidth	1.3 µs
RPM	15 rpm fixed [1]
Range	50 miles (43 nmi; 80 km) [2]
Power	190 kW peak (short pulse) 280 kW peak (long pulse) [1]
Other names	AN/SPS-10B, AN/SPS-10E, AN/SPS-10F

AN/SPS-10 is a two-dimensional surface-search radar manufactured by Raytheon Technologies. It was used by the US Navy after World War II and was equipped aboard naval ships throughout the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-10B, AN-SPS/10E, and AN/SPS-10F. ^[3]

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPS-10" designation represents the 10th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for surface ship search radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

History

The SPS-10 was first introduced in 1959 during the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization, during which it was equipped aboard Gearing-class, Fletcher-class, Allen M. Sumner-class, and Benson-class destroyers. It became a standard radar for US Navy ships throughout the subsequent phases of the Cold War. By 1998, the radar had been replaced in service by AN/SPS-55. ^[4]

On board ships

AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Bellatrix

AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Raleigh

AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Cassin Young

United States

• Aircraft carriers : Essex-class, Forrestal-class, Kitty Hawk-class and USS Enterprise
• Battleships : Iowa-class
• Command ships : Blue Ridge-class
• Cruisers : Albany-class, Belknap-class, Boston-class, Baltimore-class, Galveston-class, Leahy-class, Providence-class, Worcester-class, and USS Long Beach
• Destroyers : Allen M. Sumner-class, Benson-class, Charles F. Adams-class, Farragut-class, Fletcher-class, Forrest Sherman-class, Gearing-class, Mitscher-class
• Destroyer escorts : Claud Jones-class, Dealey-class, Edsall-class
• Frigates : Bronstein-class, Brooke-class, Garcia-class, Knox-class
• Fast combat support ships : Sacramento-class
• Ammunition ships : Kilauea-class
• Amphibious transport docks : Raleigh-class
• Dock landing ships : Thomaston-class
• Replenishment oilers : Neosho-class, Wichita-class
• Combat stores ships : Alstede-class, Mars-class

Canada

• Aircraft carriers: HMCS Bonaventure
• Destroyers: Annapolis-class, Mackenzie-class, Restigouche-class, St. Laurent-class ^[2]

See also

• Electronics portal

• List of radars
• List of military electronics of the United States
• Radar configurations and types
• Surface-search radar

References

1. "Radar Systems – Section B". JProc.ca. Jun 22, 2006. Archived from the original on Aug 20, 2006. Retrieved Dec 16, 2025.
2. "Canadian Navy RADAR Systems". www.hazegray.org. Archived from the original on Sep 27, 2006. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
3. "AN/SPS-10". RadarTutorial.eu. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
4. "AN/SPS-10". FAS Military Analysis Network. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

Bibliography

• Norman Friedman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems . Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502629  ( ja )
• Self-Defense Force Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asaun News Agency. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9

External links

• "AN/SPS-10 Surface Search Radar". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.