AN/SPS-49
Also known as SPS-49
The AN/SPS-49 is a United States Navy two-dimensional, long range air search radar built by Raytheon that can provide contact bearing and range. It is a primary air-search radar for numerous ships in the U.S. fleet and in Spain, Poland, Taiwan aboard s, Canada on its (prior to FELEX mid-life upgrade) and New Zealand on its s. It formerly served in a complementary role aboard Aegis cruisers with the AN/SPY-1 but the systems are currently being removed during routine upgrade with no replacement.
Key facts
- Radar.name
- AN/SPS-49
- Radar.image
- SPS-49 Air Search Radar antenna.jpg
- Radar.caption
- AN/SPS-49 on
- Radar.country
- United States
- Radar.introdate
- 1975
- Radar.number
- 200+
- Radar.type
- 2D Air-search
- Radar.frequency
- L band 851–942 MHz
- Radar.range
- to (AN/SPS-49A(V)1)
- Radar.altitude
- up to 150,000 ft(45,720 m)
- Radar.diameter
- × 14 ft 3 in(7.3 m × 4.3 m)
- Radar.azimuth
- 0 to 360°
- Radar.precision
~4 min read
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Operation
- On board ships
- {{Flagicon|United States|variant=Naval}} United States
- {{Flagicon|Republic of China|variant=Naval}} Republic of China
- {{Flagicon|Italy|variant=Naval}} Italy
- {{Flagicon|Australia|variant=Naval}} Australia
- {{Flagicon|Canada|variant=Naval}} Canada
- {{Flagicon|New Zealand|variant=Naval}} New Zealand
- {{Flagicon|South Korea|variant=Naval}} South Korea
- Variants
- See also
- References
- External links
The AN/SPS-49 is a United States Navy two-dimensional, long range air search radar built by Raytheon that can provide contact bearing and range. It is a primary air-search radar for numerous ships in the U.S. fleet and in Spain, Poland, Taiwan aboard s, Canada on its (prior to FELEX mid-life upgrade) and New Zealand on its s. It formerly served in a complementary role aboard Aegis cruisers with the AN/SPY-1 but the systems are currently being removed during routine upgrade with no replacement.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPS-49" designation represents the 49th 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.