AN/FPS-117

AN/FPS-117

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 Australia,Pakistan, Iceland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Brasil, Singapore, South Korea, Berlin and Taiwan.

The RRP 117 model which is being supplied to Germany with an offset input from Siemens in fixed-site applications. (more: [http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/karte111.en.html „Radar Basics”] )

The transportable version is called AN/TPS-77.

It is similar to the AN/TPS-59.


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