AN/FPS-117

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AN/FPS-117
An Australian AN/TPS-77 in 2007
Overview
Primary function Air search radar
Mass kg
Height m
Width m
Depth m
Time of service entry 1980s
Maximum range 400 km
Maximum detection altitude 90,000 ft

The AN/FPS-117 is a phased array, 3-dimensional air search radar. It is produced by the Lockheed Martin corporation from the United States.

The AN/FPS-117 is in use as part of the American-Canadian "North Warning System" and is in operation in several other countries including Iceland, Germany, Belgium, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Brasil, Singapore and South Korea.

The RRP 117 model which is being supplied to Germany with an offset input from Siemens in fixed-site applications. (more: „Radar Basics”)

The transportable version is called AN/TPS-77.

It is similar to the AN/TPS-59.

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