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AN/SPS-8
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AN/SPS-8 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by General Electric. It was used by the US Navy as a height finding radar after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-8A, AN-SPS/8B, AN/SPS-8C and AN/SPS-8D After modernization, it was redesignated as AN/SPS-30.[1]
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![]() AN/SPS-8B aboard the USS Providence | |
Country of origin | United States |
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Manufacturer | General Electric |
Introduced | 1952 |
Type | 2D |
Frequency | S Band |
PRF | 1000 Hz |
Beamwidth | 3.5° |
Pulsewidth | 2 µs |
Range | 111 km (60 nmi) |
Power | 650 kW |
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