The AN/TPS-44 is a transportable 2-dimensional air search
radar
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produced in the
United States
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originally by Cardion Electronics.
Description
The AN/TPS-44 is a ground-based, non-fixed (i.e.: transportable) search radar.
[The US Military description for radar type TPS is "Ground, Transportable; Radar; Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search".]
The main components of the system are a shelter (where the crew operates it) and the foldable antenna. These components are the two loads into which the system can be broken down, and packed into two
M35 trucks for road transport, or airlifted via helicopter or cargo plane.
Operational history
The AN/TPS-44 completed development in the early 1960s and entered US Air Force service in the late 1960s during the
Vietnam War
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. It is still in service with the United States and other countries, including Argentina.
Users
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Argentine Army
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
- In the early 1980s six sets were purchased, one was lost in the Falklands War.
''Medio siglo de gastos para la Defensa y la Seguridad en Argentina (1976-2006)- 2da. Parte'' Centro de Estudios Nueva Mayoría (2007)
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Specifications
* Weight (including shelter):
* Frequency range: 1.25 to 1.35 GHz (L-Band)
* Pulse repetition frequency
The pulse repetition frequency (PRF) is the number of pulses of a repeating signal in a specific time unit. The term is used within a number of technical disciplines, notably radar.
In radar, a radio signal of a particular carrier frequency is tu ...
: 267 to 800 Hz
* Pulse width: 1.4 to 4.2 microseconds
* Peak power: 1.0 MW
* Average power: 1.12 KW
* Beam width (horizontal): 1.1 degrees
* Beam width (vertical): 3.8 degrees
* Antenna rotation rate: 0 to 15 rpm
* Maximum display range:
* Antenna characteristics:
See also
* AN/TPS-43
The AN/TPS-43 is a transportable air search 3D radar produced in the United States originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by Northrop-Grumman. It is used primarily for early warning and tactical con ...
radar
* List of military electronics of the United States
This article lists types of American military electronic instruments along with brief descriptions of them. Electronic items of this sort are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ ...
Footnotes
References
Notes
Sources
radartutorial.eu - Register of historical and current radar sets – AN/TPS-44 entry
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Further reading
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External links
Cardion Electronics legacy support website
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Military radars of the United States
Ground radars
Radars of the United States Air Force
Argentine Army