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Target Allocation Radar TPS-1E
The Target allocation radar TPS-1E (German:Zielzuweisungsradar TPS-1E (ZZR)) is an omnidirectional pulse radar device. It was used from 1958 until 1989 by the Swiss Air Force. It was also used by German army (''Heer'') air defence reconnaissance platoons up until the early 1990s. History TPS-1E was ordered in the late 1950s for the heavy antiaircraft units. Target data were transmitted by telephone or radio to anti-aircraft artillery batteries. In the radar equipped batteries with the Fire control radar Mark VII, the Parallax computer Meta converted the data to local coordinates. In the remaining heavy antiaircraft radar batteries, data were used in manual targeting. In the middle of 1963 the ZZR was used together with the new Air Defence Operations Center 63 for the same task. After the introduction of fire control unit 75, Skyguard ZZR was incorporated in the new mobile radar units. It was used until the introduction of the TAFLIR systems in 1989. Specifications * Version E of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raytheon Company
The Raytheon Company was a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007. Raytheon was the world's largest producer of guided missiles. In April 2020, the company merged with United Technologies Corporation to form Raytheon Technologies. Established in 1922, the company reincorporated in 1928 and adopted its present name in 1959. During 2018, the company had around 67,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of approximately US$25.35 billion. More than 90% of Raytheon's revenues were obtained from military contracts and, as of 2012, it was the fifth-largest military contractor in the world. , it was the third largest defense contractor in the United States by defense revenue. In 2003, Raytheon's headquarters moved from Lexington, Massachusetts, to Waltham, Massachusetts. The company had previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Equipment Of Switzerland
This is a list of weapons, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Army at present or in the past. Small arms Weapons marked in bold are considered personal equipment of the soldier, who is responsible for their well-functioning and were required to keep them at home until the end of the military service (unless living near an external border of Switzerland). In 2010, the regulation that allowed members of the Swiss militia to keep their assigned personal weapon in their home was amended, and now allows members of the militia to voluntarily deposit their issued firearm in an armory. Between brackets is the number of such weapons in personal equipment as of 31 January 2009. Swiss Army knives are also issued, but are not considered weapons. Individual weapons * Sturmgewehr 90 assault rifle + bayonet (200,000) * Sturmgewehr 07 assault rifle (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17, Military Police) * Pistole 75 semi-automatic pistol (30,000) * Pistole 03 semi-automatic pistol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flieger-Flab-Museum
The Flieger Flab Museum (English: Swiss Air Force Museum) is located in the Canton of Zurich in Dübendorf on the grounds of Dübendorf Air Base. In the museum, 40 airplanes and helicopters are displayed, with the collection divided into distinct eras: pioneers and World War I, the 1930s, World War II and the postwar period, the beginning of the jet age, the development of jet fighters, the Cold War, and arms reduction. History The collection was founded in 1972 by the Office for Military Airfields and dedicated to the history of Swiss military aviation and air defense. In 1972–1978, the collection was turned over to the state by the Swiss Federal Office for military airfields. In 1978, for the first time, the public were able to contribute to the collection, which grew steadily over the next few years. Finally, in 1979, the Friends of the Museum of the Swiss air force (VFMF) was formed, initiated by Hans Giger, the Director of the Federal Office for military airfields. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLORAKO
FLORAKO is a Swiss radar system for military and civil aviation. The acronym stands for FLORIDA radar replacement air radar system capable communication system (in German: FLORIDA Radarersatz Radarluftlagesystem Kommunikationssystem) in the initial phase of the project meant the name FLORES RALUS KOMSYS and emerged from the project name of the sub-systems. There are four surface to air missile tubes located on the site. Procurement The FLORAKO System was Introduced on 2 February 2004 by the Swiss Air Force. It replaces the older FLORIDA Airspace monitoring and management system, which dated back from the 1960s. The acquisition costs amounted to approximately 728 million Swiss francs. The four radar sites Mount Pilatus, Scopi, Weisshorn and Weissfluh are classified and therefore not publicly available. Thales Raytheon Systems, which is a joint venture between Raytheon Company and Thales Group, supplied the system. Thales Raytheon Systems was also involved of the further expansion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLORIDA Airspace Monitoring And Management System
The FLORIDA Airspace Monitoring And Management System was an airspace monitoring and management system of the Swiss Air Force. It was built by Hughes Aircraft Company. It is located in Fullerton, California. History The system was put into operation in about 1970, replacing the previous SRF Airspace monitoring and management system. With the FLORIDA manufacturer continuous 24-hour/365-day air surveillance was possible. In contrast to the SRF system, the FLORIDA system was already partially automated; it could identify radar data mostly by itself, and was able to calculate interception lines to a specific radar track. The construction work, especially at Mount Pilatus, were widely visible to tourists. The system's radar antennas enhance the prediction of meteorological conditions (strong winds and lightning) and military attacks. The system by 2001 reached its end of its life. Requirements after 9/11 increased and the system's capacity of around 400 simultaneous objects c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SRF Airspace Monitoring And Management System
The SFR Airspace monitoring and management system was the first Airspace monitoring and management system of the Swiss Air Force. History After the second world war it became apparent that the rapid development of air defense of Switzerland without a comprehensive air surveillance was unrealistic. However, Switzerland lacked knowledge of such systems and the victorious Allies of World War II restricted both the sharing of knowledge and the sale of new radar equipment. Only the LGR-1 Radar was available. It was used to find suitable locations for the radar antennas of the SFR system. The core of the SFR system was the French ER-200 early warning and guidance radar from the Société Française Radioélectrique. The system was ordered on 31 January 1952, in a larger number of radar systems, radar components from which were compiled by its own architecture. From 1955 to 1966, a school complex in Dübendorf (the ''Radar Doerfli'' ("Radar village") on the training site Dürrbach R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGR-1 Radar
The LGR-1 (Lightweight Ground Radar 1) was used by Swiss Air Force from 1948 until 1955 for positioning the planned radar air surveillance system. It is now in the Flieger-Flab-Museum at Dübendorf. History This radar of the first generation of mobile radar systems in World War II was in the Allied invasion of Normandy in use. In Switzerland, the system was never used in the tactical way. It was used for determining the locations of the first Swiss airspace control system the SRF Airspace monitoring and management system. The LGR-1 radar was tested at various locations, including at the military airfield Dübendorf, at the Bütschelegg above Bern-Belp, at the Weisfluhgipfel (Weissfluhjoch) and at the Creux du Van. As weatherprotection a wooden hut was built around the LGR-1. The transportable in 10 loads lightweight radar LGR-1 was developed during the Second World War by Bell Labs and Western Electric and built by Bendix Corporation in large numbers . Specifications *Transmitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finmeccanica
Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian Multinational corporation, multinational company specialising in Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace, arms industry, defence and Information security, security. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the company has 180 sites worldwide. It is the eighth largest Arms industry#List of major weapon manufacturers, defence contractor in the world based on 2018 revenues. The company is partially owned by the Italian government, which holds 30.2% of the company's shares and is its largest shareholder. On 1 January 2016, Leonardo-Finmeccanica became a single industrial company by integrating the activities of its subsidiaries AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, DRS Technologies, Selex ES, Oto Melara and Whitehead Sistemi Subacquei, WASS. The company is organised into five divisions (Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cybersecurity). It is also the parent company and corporate centre for the subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radar
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain, a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna (often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the objects. Radio waves (pulsed or continuous) from the transmitter reflect off the objects and return to the receiver, giving information about the objects' locations and speeds. Radar was developed secretly for military use by several countries in the period before and during World War II. A key development was the cavity magnetron in the United Kingdom, which allowed the creation of relatively small systems with sub-meter resolution. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SELEX Sistemi Integrati
SELEX Sistemi Integrati S.p.A. was an aerospace, defence and security-related electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Rome, Italy and a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica. It designed and developed systems for homeland security; systems and radar sensors for air defence, battlefield management, naval warfare, coastal and maritime surveillance; air traffic control; and turn-key airport solutions. The company had around 4,500 employees. On 1 January 2013, it merged with its sister companies SELEX Galileo and SELEX Elsag to form Selex ES. History In 1951, Finmeccanica and the United States-based company Raytheon formed Microlambda, a joint venture based in Fusaro near Naples, operating in the field of applied electronics and producing radar systems under licence for land and naval applications. In 1956, a new company, SINDEL, was established with capital provided by Edison (hydroelectric and gas distribution). Several engineers and technicians from Microlambda moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AN/TPS-1
The AN/TPS-1 Radar was an early warning and tactical control radar developed by Bell Labs and the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II. Initially used by the US Army, it was later used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command, and a number of European armed forces. A number of variations were produced by several vendors, including Western Electric, Westinghouse Electric, Bendix Corporation and several European manufacturers in the post-war era. In Royal Air Force service it was known as AMES Type 61. The TPS-1 is a lightweight portable search radar using a cut-down parabolic antenna of the "orange peel" design with an off-axis feed and transmitting in the L-band between 1220 and 1280 megahertz (MHz). The initial versions were designed to break down into ten packages and then be assembled on-site, but a number of adaptations to large trucks and even school bus frames were made over the years. A crew of two could operate the radar. The 1B model could detect bombers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
