AN / SPS-43 (also known as AN / SPS-37A) is an American shipborne long-range radar company Westinghouse . Modification of the AN / SPS-37 radar, which differs from the prototype in better protection against electronic countermeasures [2] .
| AN / SPS-43 | |
|---|---|
 Radar AN / SPS-43 on the aircraft carrier CVS-12 Hornet | |
| basic information | |
| Type of | 2D Radar |
| A country |  USA |
| Manufacturer | Hughes / Westinghouse [1] |
| Production start | 1961 year |
| Status | withdrawn from service |
| Options | |
| Frequency range | 0.2 GHz |
| Max. range | 550+ km |
| Antenna dimensions | 12.8 m |
Used with two types of antennas: SPS-29 for specially built missile cruisers and SPS-37 for aircraft carriers and converted artillery cruisers. The SPS-37 antenna had twice the width and a narrower beam, which provided a more accurate determination of the azimuth [2] .
In total, Westinghouse produced and delivered 49 AN / SPS-43 units. Currently removed from service and replaced by a more modern radar AN / SPS-49 [2] .
Content
Ship installations
- Essex aircraft carriers
- Midway aircraft carriers
- Forrestal aircraft carriers
- Kitty Haw type aircraft carriers
- Nimitz type aircraft carriers
- Galveston missile cruisers
- Albany missile cruisers
Notes
- ↑ Jane's Fighting Ships, 1987-1988. (English) / Edited by John E. Moore. - 19th ed. - London: Jane's Information Group , 1987. - P.186 - 850 p. - ISBN 0-7106-0842-X .
See also
- U.S. military electronic systems list
- List of radars
Links
- NAVAIR Warfighter encyclopedia
- Manufacturer's website
- FAS AN / SPS-48C
- Fire Controlman Volume 02-Fire Control Radar Fundamentals (Revised)
- Dunnigan, James F. Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed To Know. - HarperCollins, 1990 .-- P. 210.