General Electric AN/FPS-8 Radar

AN/FPS-8

General Electric AN/FPS-8 Radar
Country of origin	United States
Introduced	1954-1958
Number built	Over 200 produced
Type	Medium-Range Search Radar
Frequency	1280 - 1380 megahertz
PRF	360 hertz
Beamwidth	2.5 degrees
Pulsewidth	3 microseconds
RPM	0 to 10 rpm
Power	1 MW
Other Names	AN/GPS-3, AN/MPS-11, AN/FPS-88

The AN/FPS-8 Radar was a Medium-Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

The radar was a medium power D-Band search radar designed for aircraft control and early warning, and was installed at commercial airports and military bases both in the United States and overseas. In most installations the antenna was exposed, being mounted on a temporary tower.

For severe environmental conditions, the AN/FPS-8 was self-contained in an arctic tower with a protective radome. Over the years improvements were made to the basic AN/FPS-8, culminating in the final version whose nomenclature was AN/FPS-88 (V). The AN/FPS-8 also had two mobile versions: the AN/MPS-11 and the AN/MPS-11A.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• AN/FPS-8 @ 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.