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General Electric AN/FPS-7 Radar
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Type | Long Range Search Radar |
| Other Names | AN/ECP-91 AN/FPS-107 (V1, V2) |
The AN/FPS-7 Radar was a Long Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.
In the mid-1950s General Electric developed a radar with a search altitude of 100,000 feet and a range of 270 miles. This radar was significant in that it was the first stacked-beam radar to enter into production in the United States.
Designed to operate in the L-band at 1250 to 1350 MHz, the radar deployed in late 1959 and the early 1960s.The AN/FPS-7 was used for both air defense and air traffic control in New York, Kansas City, Houston, Spokane, San Antonio, and elsewhere.
In the early 1960s a modification called AN/ECP-91 was installed to improve its electronic countermeasure (ECM) capability. About thirty units were produced. Another modification was the AN/FPS-107 which also operated in the L-Band which was manufactured by Westinghouse.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.