AN/SPS-10
Cold War-era naval 2D surface-search radar
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AN/SPS-10 is a two-dimensional surface-search radar manufactured by Raytheon Technologies. It was used by the US Navy after World War II and was equipped aboard naval ships throughout the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-10B, AN-SPS/10E, and AN/SPS-10F.[3]
AN/SPS-10 aboard a Knox-class frigate | |
| Country of origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Raytheon Technologies |
| Introduced | 1959 |
| Type | 2D |
| Frequency | 5.45 to 5.825 GHz (5.50 to 5.15 cm) C-band[1] |
| PRF | 650 Hz |
| Beamwidth | 1.9° × 16° vertical, 12° horizontal[1] |
| Pulsewidth | 1.3 μs |
| RPM | 15 rpm fixed[1] |
| Range | 50 miles (43 nmi; 80 km)[2] |
| Power | 190 kW peak (short pulse) 280 kW peak (long pulse)[1] |
| Other names | AN/SPS-10B, AN/SPS-10E, AN/SPS-10F |
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPS-10" designation represents the 10th 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.
History
The SPS-10 was first introduced in 1959 during the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization, during which it was equipped aboard Gearing-class, Fletcher-class, Allen M. Sumner-class, and Benson-class destroyers. It became a standard radar for US Navy ships throughout the subsequent phases of the Cold War. By 1998, the radar had been replaced in service by AN/SPS-55.[4]
On board ships
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United States
- Aircraft carriers: Essex-class, Forrestal-class, Kitty Hawk-class and USS Enterprise
- Battleships: Iowa-class
- Command ships: Blue Ridge-class
- Cruisers: Albany-class, Belknap-class, Boston-class, Baltimore-class, Galveston-class, Leahy-class, Providence-class, Worcester-class, and USS Long Beach
- Destroyers: Allen M. Sumner-class, Benson-class, Charles F. Adams-class, Farragut-class, Fletcher-class, Forrest Sherman-class, Gearing-class, Mitscher-class
- Destroyer escorts: Claud Jones-class, Dealey-class, Edsall-class
- Frigates: Bronstein-class, Brooke-class, Garcia-class, Knox-class
- Fast combat support ships: Sacramento-class
- Ammunition ships: Kilauea-class
- Amphibious transport docks: Raleigh-class
- Dock landing ships: Thomaston-class
- Replenishment oilers: Neosho-class, Wichita-class
- Combat stores ships: Alstede-class, Mars-class
Canada
- Aircraft carriers: HMCS Bonaventure
- Destroyers: Annapolis-class, Mackenzie-class, Restigouche-class, St. Laurent-class[2]
See also
