AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar
The AN/TPS-80 Quick Reaction Capability Radar is a mobile active electronically scanned array radar system currently being designed by Northrop Grumman for the US Marine Corps.
The AN/TPS-80 is a multi-function system designed to replace five legacy radar systems currently in Marine Corps service: the TPS-63 (air defense), TPS-73 (air-traffic control), MPQ-62 (short range air defense), TPQ-46 (counter-fire target acquisition) and UPS-3 (target tracking).
Main characteristics
- Multipurpose Tracking & Surveillance Radar
- Proven S-band (2–4 GHz), 3D Radar
- Detects fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, ATC & firefinder roles
- High mobility, transportability, and reliability
- The entire system can be airlifted into an operational site by three CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters or MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, or by a single C-130 transport.
- The system is required to be set up on-site within 45 minutes.
- Provides identification of friendly aircraft using a Telephonics UPX-44 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) integrated with the main radar.
Nomenclature
Per the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the nomenclature AN/TPS-80 is thus derived:
- "AN/" indicating Army/Navy(Marines) -- a system nomenclature derived from the JETDS
- "T" for 'transportable', indicating it is carried by, but not an integral part of, a vehicle (compare with 'V' for vehicle-mounted)
- "P" indicating a RADAR
- "S" is for Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search
- "80" is the 80'th version of this family of TPS radars
See also
- Counter-battery radar
- AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar
- AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar
- ARTHUR (military)
- AN/TPQ-53 Quick Reaction Capability Radar
- AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel