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This is a list of radars. A radar is an electronic system used to detect, range (determine the distance of), and map various types of targets.

United States

Military

Early S-band RADAR Designations[1]

Designation Wavelength Platform
SC 50-cm surface ships
SF 10-cm too heavy for intended use on PT boats, but used on larger ships
SG 10-cm surface ships
SJ 10-cm submarines
SM 3-cm aircraft carriers for direction of night-fighters
SO 10-cm PT boats
SU 3-cm Destroyer escorts

From February 1943 the US used a universal system to identify radar variants, consisting of three letters and a number, respectively designating platform, type of equipment, function, and version. This system was continued after WWII with multiservice designations being prefixed by 'AN/' for Army-Navy.

Radar arrangement on the aircraft carrier Lexington, 1944

BuShips 1943 classifications

Prefix Designation
A Aircraft, used in combination with other letters
B IFF
C Experimental
D Direction-finding
E Emergency power
F Fire control radar
FS Frequency shift keying
G Aircraft transmitting
H Sonar hoists
I Intercept radar, aircraft only
J Passive sonar, for submarines
K Sonar transmitting
L Precision calibration
M Radio transceiver
N Echo-sounding
O Measuring, for operator training
P Automatic transmitting and receiving
Q Sonar, for surface ships
R Radio receiver
S Search
T Radio transmitter
U Remote control
V Radar display
W Submarine sonar
X Experimental
Y Radar homing beacon
Z Airborne navigational aids, later replaced with ARN and APN

Multi-service classifications

Multi-service classification codes according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System.

Specific radar systems

Land-based

Airborne

AN/APB Series
AN/APD Series
AN/APG Series
AN/APN Series
AN/APQ Series
AN/APS Series
AN/APY Series
AN/AWG Series

Commercial/scientific

United Kingdom

Ground

(ARTHUR weapon locating radar leased from ?? Sweden ??)

  • COBRA - full phased array artillery weapon locating radar (deployed in Iraq)
Main article: List of World War II British naval radar
  • Type 79
  • Type 86
  • Type 262
  • Type 267
  • Type 268
  • Type 271
  • Type 272
  • Type 273
  • Type 274
  • Type 275
  • Type 276
  • Type 277
  • Type 279
  • Type 280
  • Type 281
  • Type 282
  • Type 283
  • Type 284
  • Type 285
  • Type 286
  • Type 290
  • Type 291
  • Type 293

Airborne

India

Military

Land-based and airborne

Under development

  • Weapon Locating Radar 3D passive electronically scanned array to detect multiple targets for fire correction and weapon location for Akash SAM, developed from Rajendra.
  • HAL Multi-mode radar 3D advanced, lightweight multimode fire control radar for LCA Tejas.
  • Airborne Warning and Control 3D Active Electronically Scanned Array
  • Short Range Radar 3D tracking small fighter sized targets.
  • BFSR-MR 2D medium range battlefield surveillance for the army.
  • MFCR 3D active phased array radar, complements the Long Range Tracking Radar, for intercepting Ballistic Missiles.

Europe

Surface-based

  • ARTHUR - ARTillery HUnting Radar, artillery locating radar
  • Active Phased Array Radar - sea-based radar for Dutch and German navies
  • DARS Deployable Air operations centre, Recognized air picture production centre, Sensor Fusion Post. A new state of the art mobile deployable NATO Command & Control radarsystem controlling and safeguarding the operational airspace anywhere in the world.
  • Globus II - Space debris and surveillance
  • S1850M long range radar, advanced derivative of SMART-L.
  • SAMPSON - multi-function radar for the Type 45 destroyers.
  • Sindre II - air defence
  • SMART-L - Long Range Radar
  • Type 901 fire-control radar. - Sea Slug missile
  • COBRA - Counter Battery Radar - artillery locating radar

Airborne

Commercial/scientific

People's Republic of China

Military

Land-based

Airborne

Commercial/scientific

Russia/former USSR

Military

Land-based

Airborne

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Macintyre, Donald, CAPT RN "Shipborne Radar" United States Naval Institute Proceedings September 1967 pp.81-83
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Polmar(December 1978)p.143
  3. ^ Lockheed Martin data sheet for APG-67
  4. ^ AN/APQ-164
  5. ^ AN/APS-145 Lockheed Martin data sheet for AN/APS-145
  6. ^ Armed Forces - a6a13 - British Army - Artillery - Artillery Locating Devices - MAMBA

References

  • Polmar, Norman (1978). "The U.S.Navy: Shipboard Radars". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Polmar, Norman (1981). "The U.S.Navy: Sonars, Part 1". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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