 J/FPS-5 in Okinawa. | |
| Country of origin | United States/Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Long range search radar |
The AN/FPS-5 was a long-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command. It was produced in the early 1950s by Hazeltine, and deployment was limited.
The AN/FPS-5 is a Height Finder Radar that was installed at AC&W sites in the mid-1950s. The antenna was fixed and the feed horn moved, I worked on one at Brookfield AFS OH in 1957. Lowell Grant, SMSGT Ret, USAF
AN/FPS-5 radar was an old-fashioned height-finding radar coupled with an AN/FPS-3 search radar. Japanese J/FPS-5 radar is a modern 3-dimensional AESA (Active Electronical Scanned Array) radar. Though both have resembling designation, there is no relationships.
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- AN/FPS-5 @ radomes.org
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
The original article can be found at Hazeltine AN/FPS-5 Radar and the edit history here.