AN/SPS-49
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 AN/SPS-49 on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) |
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| Country of origin: | United States |
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| Introduced: | 1975 |
| Number built: | 200+ |
| Type: | 2D Air-search |
| Frequency: | L band 850 - 942 MHz |
| Range: | 250 nm |
| Altitude: | up to 150,000 ft (4,560 m) |
| Diameter: | 24 ft x 14 ft 3 in (7.3 m x 4.3 m) |
| Azimuth: | 0-360º |
| Precision: | 0.03 nm range 0.5 deg azimuth (SPS-49(V)5) |
The AN/SPS-49 is a United States Navy two-dimensional, long range air search radar built by Raytheon that is capable of providing contact bearing and range. The radar is also used by several other countries, such as Australia, Canada, Spain and Taiwan aboard Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates and Canadian Halifax class frigate.
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[edit] Operation
First tested in 1965 aboard USS Gyatt (DD-712) and introduced in 1975, the SPS-49 serves as a primary air-search radar aboard numerous ships world wide. It is also serves in a complementary role aboard Aegis cruisers with the AN/SPY-1. It is an L band radar operating in the 850 - 942 MHz band and has a range of 250 nautical miles. The orange-peel parabolic shape of the antenna creates a narrow 3.3º beam reducing the probability of detection or jamming. It is also capable of rotating at 6 rpm for long range mode or 12 rpm in short range mode.[1]
[edit] Variants
- AN/SPS49(V)1 - Baseline radar (Various CVN, LHA, LSD and other ships)
- AN/SPS49(V)2 - (V)1 radar without the coherent side lobe cancellation feature (Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates)
- AN/SPS49(V)3 - (V)1 radar with the radar video processor (RVP) interface (FC-1) (USS Long Beach (CGN-9))
- AN/SPS49(V)4 - (V)2 with the RVP interface (Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates)
- AN/SPS49(V)5 - (V)1 with automatic target detection (ATD) (New Threat Upgrade (NTU) ships)
- AN/SPS49(V)6 - (V)3 without the cooling system (USS Ticonderoga (CG-47))
- AN/SPS49(V)7 - (V)5 without the cooling system (Aegis combat system)
- AN/SPS49(V)8 - (V)7 with automatic detection and tracking (ADT) (Aegis combat system)
- AN/SPS49(V)9 - (V)5 with medium PRF upgrade (MPU)
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