List of radars

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This is a list of radars. A radar is an electronic system used to detect, range (determine the distance of), and map various types of targets.

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[edit] United States

[edit] Military

[edit] Naval

Early S-band RADAR Designations[1]

Designation Wavelength Platform
SC 50-cm surface ships
SF 10-cm too heavy for intended use on PT boats, but used on larger ships
SG 10-cm surface ships
SJ 10-cm submarines
SM 3-cm aircraft carriers for direction of night-fighters
SO 10-cm PT boats
SU 3-cm Destroyer escorts

From February 1943 the US used a universal system to identify radar variants, consisting of three letters and a number, respectively designating platform, type of equipment, function, and version. This system was continued after WWII with multiservice designations being prefixed by 'AN/' for Army-Navy.

Radar arrangement on the aircraft carrier Lexington, 1944

BuShips 1943 classifications

Prefix Designation
A Aircraft, used in combination with other letters
B IFF
C Experimental
D Direction-finding
E Emergency power
F Fire control radar
FS Frequency shift keying
G Aircraft transmitting
H Sonar hoists
I Intercept radar, aircraft only
J Passive sonar, for submarines
K Sonar transmitting
L Precision calibration
M Radio transceiver
N Echo-sounding
O Measuring, for operator training
P Automatic transmitting and receiving
Q Sonar, for surface ships
R Radio receiver
S Search
T Radio transmitter
U Remote control
V Radar display
W Submarine sonar
X Experimental
Y Radar homing beacon
Z Airborne navigational aids, later replaced with ARN and APN

Multiservice classifications ( AN / xxx - # )

Selected items only, no obsolete designations.

Platform (1st letter)

Letter Designation
A Aircraft[2]
B Submarine[2]
F Fixed, land-based
S Surface ship[2]
U General utility, that is more than one platform
W Water, surface and underwater[3]

Type (2nd letter)

Letter Designation
L ECM
P Radar[3]
Q Sonar[2]
R Radio

Function (3rd letter)

Letter Designation
A Auxiliary equipment
B Bombing
C Communications
D Direction-finding
G Fire control[2]
N Navigation aid[2]
Q Multifunction or special function[2]
R Passive detection[2]
S Search[2]
T Transmitting
W Weapon control[3]
X IFF
Y Multifunction[3]

Specific radar systems

[edit] Land-based

[edit] Airborne

[edit] AN/APB Series

[edit] AN/APD Series

[edit] AN/APG Series

[edit] AN/APN Series

[edit] AN/APQ Series

[edit] AN/APS Series

[edit] AN/APY Series