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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Introduced | 1959 |
| Type | 2D |
| Frequency | C Band |
| Pulse Repetition Frequency | 650 Hz |
| Beamwidth | 1.9° × 16° |
| Pulsewidth | 1.3 µs |
| Power | 280 kW |
AN/SPS-10 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by Raytheon Technologies. It was used by the US Navy as a surface-search radar after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-10B, AN-SPS/10E and AN/SPS-10F.[1]
AN/SPS-10[]
It was first introduced in 1959 during the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization. In which was equipped aboard Gearing-class, Fletcher-class, Allen M. Sumner-class and Benson-class destroyers. Since then it has been a normal standard for US Navy ships to be equipped with it throughout the Cold War.
By 1998, the radar has been put out of service by AN/SPS-502.[2][3]
Onboard ships[]
AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Bellatrix
United States[]
- Essex-class aircraft carrier
- Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
- Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
- USS Enterprise
- Iowa-class battleship
- Worcester-class cruiser
- Baltimore-class cruiser
- Boston-class cruiser
- Providence-class cruiser
- Leahy-class cruiser
- Albany-class cruiser
- Belknap-class cruiser
- Galveston-class cruiser
- USS Truxtun
- USS Long Beach
AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Raleigh
- Gearing-class destroyer
- Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
- Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
- Farragut-class destroyer
- Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
- Mitscher-class destroyer
- Claud Jones-class destroyer escort
- Edsall-class destroyer escort
- Dealey-class destroyer escort
- Knox-class frigate
AN/SPS-10 aboard USS Cassin Young
- Bronstein-class frigate
- Garcia-class frigate
- Brooke-class frigate
- Blue Ridge-class command ship
- Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
- Thomaston-class dock landing ship
- Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
- Wichita-class replenishment oiler
- Mars-class combat stores ship
- Alstede-class stores ship
- Kilauea-class ammunition ship
- Neosho-class oiler
Thailand[]
- Surangkana-class destroyer escort
Canada[]
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- St. Laurent-class destroyer
- Restigouche-class destroyer
- Mackenzie-class destroyer
- Annapolis-class destroyer
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- List of radars
- Radar configurations and types
- surface-search radar
Citations[]
- ↑ "AN/SPS-10 - Radartutorial" (in en). https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/11.ancient/karte075.en.html.
- ↑ "AN/SPS-10". https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-sps-10.htm.
- ↑ "AN/SPS-10 Surface Search Radar". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/an-sps-10.htm.
- ↑ "Canadian Navy RADAR Systems". http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/systems/radar/.
References[]
- Norman Friedman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502629
- Self-Defense Force Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asaun News Agency. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9
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