List of military electronics of the United States
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This article lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that also reflect the purpose, uses and manufacturers of each listed item.
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[edit]AAx - Piloted Aircraft Invisible Light, Heat Radiation Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAA-3 | Receiver Group, paired with AN/AAS-15 | F-8E Crusader | |
AN/AAA-4 | Infrared (IR) Search and Track (IRST) system | F-4B/C Phantom II[1][2] | American Car and Foundry Company,[3] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAD-4 | Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection set | AC-119G Shadow | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAD-5 | Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set | RF-4C Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-14 Tomcat | Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell) |
AN/AAD-6 | FLIR (alternative) in "PAVE PRONTO" system | AC-130 | |
AN/AAD-7 | Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection set | AC-130A/E/H Spectre | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAD-9 | Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, development of AN/AAD-5 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAG-2 | General Electric | ||
AN/AAG-3 | Infrared Receiver, part of the Mk.22 Fire Control System (AN/APG-48) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAM-4 | Infrared Equipment Test Bench Harness; used with AN/AAA-4 | ||
AN/AAM-21 | Cathode-Ray Tube Test Set | Texas Instruments | |
AN/AAM-29 | Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-14[4] | ||
AN/AAM-30 | Resolution Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-31 | Detecting Set Receiver Test set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-32 | Recorder Film Magazine Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-33 | Recorder Film Magazine Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-34 | Power Supply Control Panel Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-35 | Converter Sub-Assembly Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-36 | Optical Alignment Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-37 | Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-38 | Infrared Detection Set Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-39 | Electrical Circuit Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-40 | Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-54 | Infrared/Optical Test Set | RF-4C Phantom II | |
AN/AAM-55 | Airborne Laser Tracker Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 | ||
AN/AAM-56 | Airborne Laser Tracking Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 | ||
AN/AAM-58 | Infrared/Optical Test Set | RF-4C Phantom II | |
AN/AAM-60 | Electro-Optical System Test Set | A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, P-3C Orion, S-3 Viking, OV-1D Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-82 | LIATE (LANTIRN Intermediate Test Equipment) | ||
AN/AAM-84 | Gyro Test Station | ||
AN/AAM-85 | LANTIRN Mobility Test Station | ||
AN/AAM-90 | LANTIRN Depot RF Test Station | ||
AN/AAM-94 | LANTIRN Depot Analog Test Station | ||
AN/AAM-102 | Electro-Optical Systems Test Stand; used with AN/AAR-44 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAQ-4 | Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) System | B/EB-66C/E Destroyer, B-52 Stratofortress, RF-4C Phantom II | Hallicrafters, Northrop Grumman |
AN/AAQ-5 | FLIR Night Vision Sight | UH-1M Iroquois, AH-1 Cobra | |
AN/AAQ-6 | FLIR Electro-Optical Viewing System | B-52G/H Stratofortress | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAQ-7 | Laser Rangefinder System | AC-130A/H Spectre | |
AN/AAQ-8 | Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) pod (development of AN/AAQ-4) | A-7D Corsair II, F-4 Phantom II | Hallicrafters, Northrop Grumman |
AN/AAQ-9 | FLIR imaging module used in AN/AVQ-26 | F-111 Aardvark, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom II, RF-4C Phantom II | |
AN/AAQ-10 | FLIR | HH-53H/MH-53J Pave Low III, MC-130E Combat Talon | |
AN/AAQ-11 | Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor PNVS FLIR, used with AN/ASQ-170 | AH-64 Apache | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-12 | Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor TADS FLIR turreted sensor for target acquisition, range-finding and target illumination using laser-guided missiles[5] | ||
AN/AAQ-13 | Pod-mounted radar and FLIR system included in LANTIRN | F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-14 | Pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system included in LANTIRN | F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-19 | Sharpshooter pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system included in LANTIRN simplified AN/AAQ-14 (export system)[6] | F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-20 | Pathfinder pod-mounted navigation system simplified AN/AAQ-13[7] | F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-21 | StarSAFIRE III FLIR pod[8] | ||
AN/AAQ-22 | StarSAFIRE III FLIR pod[8] | P-3 Orion, UH-1H, MH-60G | |
AN/AAQ-24 | Nemisis Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM)[9] | Northrop Grumman[10] | |
AN/AAQ-25 | LANTIRN Targeting Pod | F-14 Tomcat | |
AN/AAQ-26 | Infrared (IR) detection set | AC-130H Spectre/AC-130U Spooky | |
AN/AAQ-28 | LITENING targeting pod | A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, AV-8B Harrier, F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems |
AN/AAQ-32 | Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS) | F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 60 | |
AN/AAQ-33 | Sniper ATP (Advanced Targeting Pod) | A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, B-1B Lancer, B-52H Stratofortress | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAQ-37 | Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) | F-35 Lightning II | Northrop Grumman |
AN/AAQ-39 | Electro-optical/Infrared (IR) fire control system | AC-130U Spooky | |
AN/AAQ-40 | Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) equivalent to Sniper Extended Range (XR) | F-35 Lightning II | Lockheed Martin |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAR-4 | IR Sight | F-100 Super Sabre | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/AAR-31 | Infrared (IR) detection set for Anti-submarine warfare | Barnes Engineering | |
AN/AAR-34 | Infrared (IR) Tracking & Missile Warning System, replacing the AN/ALR-23 | F-111 Aardvark | Cincinnati Electronics |
AN/AAR-37 | Infrared (IR) Detector | P-3A/B Orion, EP-3E | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/AAR-38 | "COMPASS COOL" Infrared Warning Sensor | FB-111 Aardvark, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet | |
AN/AAR-40 | FLIR System | C-141B Starlifter, P-3C Orion | |
AN/AAR-41 | Infrared Warning Receiver | USN | |
AN/AAR-42 | FLIR System | A-7E Corsair II, A-10 Thunderbolt II | |
AN/AAR-43 | Infrared (IR) warning receiver | A-7E Corsair II | |
AN/AAR-44 | Infrared (IR) warning receiver | Cincinnati Electronics | |
AN/AAR-45 | Thermal Imaging Sight | A-6E Intruder, A-7E Corsair II | Cincinnati Electronics |
AN/AAR-46 | Passive Missile Detector | CH-46 Sea Knight | |
AN/AAR-47 | Missile Approach Warning system | Loral Corporation | |
AN/AAR-54 | Missile-launch detector | B-2 Spirit, C-130 Hercules | |
AN/AAR-56 | Missile Approach Warning system | F-22 Raptor | |
AN/AAR-57 | Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) | CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache[11] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAS-1 | Infrared Scanner (Project REDBIRD) | B-26 Marauder | |
AN/AAS-14 | Infrared Detecting Set, part of AN/UAS-4 | OV-1C Mohawk | |
AN/AAS-15 | Infrared (IR) Search and Track (IRST) system | F-8D/E Crusader | |
AN/AAS-18 | IR Reconnaissance Set | RF-4B Phantom II, RB-57 Canberra | |
AN/AAS-21 | IR Reconnaissance Mapper | RA-5C Vigilante | |
AN/AAS-24 | Real-Time Infrared Terrain Imaging Set | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAS-26 | FLIR "Tropic Moon 3" | B-57G Canberra | |
AN/AAS-27 | Downward-Looking Infrared Mapping System | Honeywell | |
AN/AAS-28 | Infrared Detection System | A-6 Intruder | Texas Instruments |
AN/AAS-29 | Night Vision Set | UH-1H | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/AAS-32 | Laser Tracker | AH-1G HueyCobra, OH-58 Kiowa | |
AN/AAS-33 | Detection and Ranging System (DRS), part of the Target Recognition and Attack Multi-sensor (TRAM) | A-6E Intruder, TC-4C Academe | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAS-35 | Pave Penny Target Identification Set, Laser (TISL) | A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-7D Corsair II, F-111 Aardvark, OV-10 Bronco | Martin Marietta |
AN/AAS-36 | FLIR Detection Set | P-3C Orion | Texas Intruments |
AN/AAS-38 | Nite Hawk pod-mounted FLIR laser designation system | F/A-18 Hornet | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAS-42 | Infrared (IR) Search and Track (IRST) system | SH-60B | Lockheed Martin |
AN/AAS-46 | FLIR Pod | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | |
AN/AAS-50 | FLIR Pod | F/A-18C/D Hornet |
ACx - Piloted Aircraft Signal Carrier, Communications
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ACC-1 | 3-Channel Multiplexer (PACCS Post Attack Command and Control System), used with AN/ARC-89 | ECI | |
AN/ACC-2 | 4-Channel Multiplexer; used with AN/ARC-89 | ||
AN/ACC-3 | Frequency Division Multiplexer (PACCS) | E-4B | |
AN/ACC-4 | 4-Channel Multiplexer/Demultiplexer | ||
AN/ACC-5 | 63-Channel Multiplexer (PACCS) | ||
AN/ACC-6 | Communications System | EC-135 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ACQ-1 | Data Transmitter Set, part of AN/ASQ-52 | E-2A Hawkeye, P-3C Orion | Collins |
AN/ACQ-5 | Data Transmitter Set | P-3C Orion |
ADx - Piloted Aircraft Radioactivity Detection, Identification, and Computation
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ADR-6 | Aerial Radiac System (ARS) nuclear radiation measurement system[12] | North American Rockwell |
AJx - Piloted Aircraft Electromechanical/Inertial Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AJN-16 | Inertial navigation system (INS), replaced AN/AJQ-20 | F-111 Aardvark[13] | Litton Industries |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AJQ-20 | Inertial navigation system (INS), replaced by AN/AJN-16 | F-111 Aardvark[14] | Litton Industries |
ALx - Piloted Aircraft Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ALE-28 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser set (CMDS) | F-111 Aardvark[15] | General Dynamics |
AN/ALE-29 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser[16] | F-4B/N/J/S Phantom II, F-14A Tomcat | |
AN/ALE-38 | Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser[17] | ||
AN/ALE-39 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser | F-14A/B/D Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, AV-8B Harrier II, F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet, AH-1 SuperCobra, SH-2 Seasprite, SH-60 Seahawk, UH-1N Twin Huey, CH-53D/E Sea Stallion[18] | BAE Systems |
AN/ALE-40 | Chaff and flare Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS)[19] | F-104G Starfighter, F-4D/E Phantom II | |
AN/ALE-41 | Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser[20] | ||
AN/ALE-44 | Chaff/flare dispensing pod[21] | Tactical, support, drones, and strike aircraft capable of supersonic flight | Southwest Aerospace |
AN/ALE-45 | Chaff/flare countermeasure dispenser | F-15 Eagle | Marconi Electronic Systems[22] |
AN/ALE-47 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser, replaced AN/ALE-39 | Tracor (now BAE Systems) | |
AN/ALE-50 | Little Buddy passive electronic countermeasure towed decoy | F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, B1-B Lancer | Raytheon |
AN/ALE-55 | Fiber-optic radar jamming and deception towed decoy | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | BAE Systems |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ALT-13 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-15 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-16 | Electronic countermeasure transmitter[70] | B-52H Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-28 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the earlier ALT-13 | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-30 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the earlier ALT-15 | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-31 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-32 | Electronic countermeasure barrage communications jammer[71] | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AMx - Aircraft Meteorological Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AMH-3 | Microwave refractometer | E-2C Hawkeye[72] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AMQ-23 | Atmospheric meteorological probe measuring temperature and humidity, and transmitting that data to a ground processing facility | Balloon-borne | Geotronics |
APx - Piloted Aircraft Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APG-1 | S-Band Intercept Radar | P-61 Black Widow | |
AN/APG-2 | S-Band Intercept & Gun Laying Radar | P-61 Black Widow | |
AN/APG-3 | Tail Gun Laying Radar | B-29 Superfortress | General Electric |
AN/APG-4 | L-Band Low Altitude Torpedo release Radar "Sniffer" | TBM Avenger | |
AN/APG-5 | S-Band Gun Laying/Range-Finding Radar | B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, F-86 Sabre | |
AN/APG-6 | L-Band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar "Super Sniffer", replace AN/APG-4 | ||
AN/APG-7 | Glide Bomb Control Radar "Seeking Radar Bomb" | ||
AN/APG-8 | S-Band Turret Fire Control Radar | B-29 Superfortress | |
AN/APG-9 | L-Band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-6 | ||
AN/APG-10 | Weapons System Radar | ||
AN/APG-11 | L-Band Toss Bombing Radar | ||
AN/APG-12 | L-Band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replace AN/APG-9 | ||
AN/APG-13 | S-Band Nose Gun Laying Radar "Falcon" | B-25 Mitchell | General Electric |
AN/APG-14 | S-Band Gun Sight Radar | B-29 Superfortress | |
AN/APG-15 | S-Band Tail Gun Radar | B-29 Superfortress, PB4Y Privateer | |
AN/APG-16 | X-Band Gun Laying Radar, replaced AN/APG-2 | B-32 Dominator, XB-48 | |
AN/APG-17 | S-Band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-4 | ||
AN/APG-18 | X-Band Turret Control Radar, replaced AN/APG-5 | Glenn L. Martin Company | |
AN/APG-19 | X-Band Fire Control Radar, replaced AN/APG-8 and -18 | Glenn L. Martin Company | |
AN/APG-20 | S-Band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-6 | ||
AN/APG-21 | Ground-Ranging Radar | ||
AN/APG-22 | X-Band Gun Sight Radar, used with Mk18/23 Lead-computing Gunsights | Raytheon | |
AN/APG-23 | Weapons System Radar | B-36 Peacemaker | |
AN/APG-24 | Weapons System Radar | B-36 Peacemaker | |
AN/APG-25 | X-Band Gun Tracking Radar | F-100 Super Sabre | |
AN/APG-26 | Weapons System Tracking Radar | F3D Skyknight | Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
AN/APG-27 | Tail Gun Radar | XB-46, XB-48 | |
AN/APG-28 | Intercept Radar, replaced AN/APG-1 | F-82 Twin Mustang | |
AN/APG-29 | Night/All-Weather Fighter Fire-Control Radar | ||
AN/APG-30 | X-Band Fire Control Radar | B-45 Tornado, B-57 Canberra, F-4E Phantom, F-8 Crusader, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, FJ-2 Fury, F2H Banshee | Sperry Corporation |
AN/APG-31 | Gun Laying Radar | B-57 Canberra | Raytheon |
AN/APG-32 | X-Band Tail Turret Autotrack Radar | B-36 Peacemaker, B-47 Stratojet | General Electric |
AN/APG-33 | X-Band Fire Control Radar | TB-25K Mitchell (trainer), F-94 Starfire, F-89 Scorpion | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/APG-34 | Computing Radar Gunsight | F-104 Starfighter | |
AN/APG-35 | Weapon Systems Tracking Radar, replaced AN/APG-26 | F3D Skyknight | |
AN/APG-36 | Search Radar, replaced by AN/APG-37 | F2H Banshee, F-89 Scorpion | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/APG-37 | Search Radar | F-86 Sabre, F2H Banshee | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/APG-39 | Gun Laying Radar | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/APG-40 | Fire Control Radar | TB-25M Mitchell (trainer), F-94C Starfire, F-89 Scorpion | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/APG-41 | Tail Gun Radar (twin radomes) | B-36 Peacemaker, B-52 Stratofortress | General Electric |
AN/APG-43 | Continuous Wave Interception Radar | Raytheon | |
AN/APG-45 | Fire-Control Radar (miniaturized AN/APG-30) | General Electric | |
AN/APG-46 | Fire-Control Radar | Tested by A-6 Intruder | |
AN/APG-47 | Radar Set (type AI Mk 22) | ||
AN/APG-48 | Airborne Fire-Control System Mk.22 | ||
AN/APG-51 | Intercept Radar | F3D Skyknight, F2H Banshee | Hughes Aircraft Company |
AN/APG-53 | Fire control radar | A-4 Skyhawk | Stewart-Warner |
AN/APG-59 | Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-10 FCS, replaced AN/APQ-72 | F-4 Phantom II | Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
AN/APG-60 | Modified AN/APQ-100 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-11 FCS, replaced AN/APG-59 | F-4 Phantom II | Ferranti |
AN/APG-61 | Modified AN/APQ-109 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-12 FCS, replaced AN/APG-60 | F-4 Phantom II | Ferranti |
AN/APG-63 | All-weather multimode Fire control radar system paired with AN/AWG-20 FCS | F-15 Eagle | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/APG-64 | Fire control radar | Did not enter service | |
AN/APG-65 | All-weather multimode Fire control radar system | F/A-18 Hornet | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/APG-66 | X-band Solid-state medium range (up to 150 km) pulse-Doppler planar array radar[73] | F-16 Fighting Falcon | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APG-67 | Multi-mode all-digital X-band coherent Pulse-Doppler radar for air-to-air, air-to-ground, sea-search and mapping | F-20 Tigershark, F-16 Fighting Falcon | General Electric |
AN/APG-68 | Long range (maximum detection range 50 mi (80 km)) Pulse-doppler radar, variant of the AN/APG-66. Being replaced by AN/APG-83 | F-16 Fighting Falcon | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APG-69 | Air-to-air and air-to-ground X-band coherent Pulse-Doppler radar, successor of AN/APQ-159 | F-5E/F/G Tiger | Emerson Electric |
AN/APG-70 | All-weather multimode radar system designed from the AN/APG-63. Has Doppler Beam Sharpening (DBS) / Mapping / Synthetic Aparture Radar (SAR) modes | F-15E Strike Eagle | |
AN/APG-71 | Multi-mode X-band Pulse-Doppler radar system upgrade of AN/AWG-9 | F-14D Tomcat | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/APG-73 | Radar, upgrade of the AN/APG-65 | F/A-18C/D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | Raytheon |
AN/APG-76 | Pulse-doppler Ku-band multi-mode radar | F-4E Phantom II | Northrop Grumman |
AN/APG-77 | Multifunction solid-state Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) low-probability-of-intercept radar | F-22 Raptor | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman), Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/APG-78 | Longbow millimeter-wave Fire-Control Radar (FCR) system with AGM-114L Hellfire LongBow missiles | AH-64D Apache, AH-64E Guardian | Longbow LLC (Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APG-79 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar | EA-18G Growler, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | |
AN/APG-80 | Air-to-air, search-and-track, air-to-ground targeting and aircraft terrain-following Scalable Agile Beam Radar | F-16E/F Fighting Falcon | Northrop Grumman |
AN/APG-81 | Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar successor to AN/APG-77 | F-35 Lightning II | Northrop Grumman |
AN/APG-82 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar of the AN/APG-63 family | F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15EX Eagle II | |
AN/APG-83 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fire control Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), variant of the AN/APG-66 | F-16 Fighting Falcon | Northrop Grumman |
AN/APG-85 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed from AN/APG-81 | F-35 Lightning II | Northrop Grumman |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APN-1 | Ultra high frequency (UHF) Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar altimeter[74] | ||
AN/APN-2 | Interrogator/responser | ||
AN/APN-3 | Navigation | ||
AN/APN-4 | Long Range Navigation LORAN (Long Range Navigation) radio navigation system | ||
AN/APN-7 | Transponder beacon | ||
AN/APN-9 | Long Range Navigation LORAN simplified | ||
AN/APN-10 | Glider interrogator/responser | ||
AN/APN-12 | Beacon interrogator/responser | ||
AN/APN-19 | Beacon | ||
AN/APN-59 | X-band navigation, search and weather radar, replaced AN/SPS-38[75] | B-57 Canberra, C-130 Hercules, C-133 Cargomaster, C-135 Stratolifter, C-141 Starlifter, KC-97 Stratofreighter | |
AN/APN-69 | X-band rendezvous beacon | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/APN-70 | Long Range Navigation LORAN (Long Range Navigation) radio system | P-3A/B Orion | |
AN/APN-81 | X-band Pulse-Doppler radar[75] | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/APN-141 | Radar altimeter | P-3A/B Orion, A-6A Intruder | |
AN/APN-149 | Terrain-following radar | ||
AN/APN-165 | Terrain-following radar | OV-1 Mohawk | Texas Instruments |
AN/APN-171 | Radar altimeter | ||
AN/APN-194 | Radar altimeter | A-6E Intruder, P-3C Orion, T-45 Goshawk | Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell) |
AN/APN-203 | High range radar altimeter | ||
AN/APN-215 | Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar,nearly identical to AN/APN-234[76] | RU-38A Twin Condor | |
AN/APN-217 | Doppler navigation sensor compatible with LAMPS III | AH-1 Cobra, UH-1H Iroquois, SH-60B Seahawk, MH-53E Super Stallion, RH-53D Sea Stallion, CH-46 Sea Knight | Teledyne Ryan |
AN/APN-233 | Doppler navigator sensor | C-2 Greyhound, CH-47 Chinook, OV-10 Bronco, S-2 Tracker | Teledyne Ryan |
AN/APN-234 | Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-215[76] | C-2A Greyhound | |
AN/APN-237 | Ku-band Terrain-Following Radar part of AN/AAQ-13 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) | |
AN/APN-241 | X-band high-resolution Low Power Color Radar (LCPR) for weather and navigation[77] | AC-130H Spectre, C-130 Hercules, MC-130W Combat Spear | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APN-242 | X-band high-resolution color or monochrome weather and navigation radar replacement for AN/APN-59[78] | Northrop Grumman |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APS-2 | |||
AN/APS-13 | Archie tail warning radar system | ||
AN/APS-15 | Ground scanning X-band bombing radar, also known as H2X | ||
AN/APS-20 | Sea search S-band Airbore Early Warning radar | TBM-3W Avenger, WV-2 Warning Star, PB-1W Flying Fortress, ZPG-2W N-class blimp, WB-29 Superfortress, EC-121 Warning Star, P-2 Neptune, EA-1E Skyraider | |
AN/APS-45 | Height-finding radar | EC-121 Warning Star | |
AN/APS-80 | Surface search radar | P-3 Orion | |
AN/APS-88 | Surface search radar | ||
AN/APS-94 | Side-looking radar | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/APS-109 | Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) System | F-111 Aardvark | Dalmo Victor |
AN/APS-115 | Search radar | P-3C Orion | |
AN/APS-116 | X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar | S-3A Viking | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/APS-120 | Radar | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/APS-125 | Radar upgrade of the AN/APS-120 | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/APS-127 | X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar, derivative of AN/APS-124 | ||
AN/APS-130 | |||
AN/APS-134 | X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar, derivative of AN/APS-124 | ||
AN/APS-137 | Multipurpose radar for standoff target identification, an upgrade of AN/APS-116 | S-3B Viking | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/APS-138 | Upgrade of AN/APS-125 | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/APS-145 | Upgrade of AN/APS-138 | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/APS-146 | Upgrade of AN/APS-138 | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/APS-148 | Sea Vue X-band radar, improved AN/APS-137 | Raytheon | |
AN/APS-149 | Littoral Surveillance Radar System (LSRS) X-band radar | P-3 Orion | |
AN/APS-154 | Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) | P-8 Poseidon | |
AN/APS-506 | X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar | P-3 Orion |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/APW-1 | Missile guidance radar transceiver | JB-2 Thunderbug | |
AN/APW-11A | Bombing Air Radar Guidance System and transponder | B-57 Canberra, F-84F Thunderstreak, North American X-10 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/APY-1 | Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar | E-3B Sentry | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APY-2 | Improved AN/APY-1 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar | E-3C Sentry | |
AN/APY-3 | Side-looking planar passive phased array surveillance radar | E-8 Joint STARS | |
AN/APY-6 | X-band synthetic-aperture radar, developed from AN/APY-3 | ||
AN/APY-7 | Active electronically scanned array radar, developed from AN/APY-3 |
AQx - Piloted Aircraft Sonar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AQS-10 | Airborne dipping sonar | SH-3A Sea King | |
AN/AQS-13 | Airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) dipping sonar | SH-3D Sea King | |
AN/AQS-20 | Sonar mine countermeasure | SH-3D Sea King | Raytheon |
AN/AQS-22 | Advanced Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar (ALFS) | MH-60R Seahawk | Telephonics Corporation |
ARx - Piloted Aircraft Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ARA-25 | Ultra high frequency (UHF) direction finding group radio compass | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARA-26 | Emergency keyer group | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARA-63 | Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) Receiving-Decoding Group (R-DG)[93] | E-2C Hawkeye |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ARC-5 | Radio communication system | ||
AN/ARC-21 | HF Long Range Liaison Radio Set replaced by AN/ARC-65 | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARC-34 | Ultra high frequency (UHF) radio communication system | ||
AN/ARC-38 | HF AM transceiver | Collins Radio | |
AN/ARC-65 | HF radio communication system replaced AN/ARC-21, added Single-sideband modulation (SSB) | ||
AN/ARC-133 | Ultra high frequency (UHF) Radio communication system, pressurized version of AN/ARC-34 | ||
AN/ARC-164 | Ultra high frequency (UHF) radio communication system | ||
AN/ARC-182 | Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra high frequency (UHF) two-way, multi-mode radio communication system | Rockwell Collins | |
AN/ARC-186 | Very High Frequency (VHF) AM/FM radio communication system | E-8 Joint STARS | |
AN/ARC-190 | HF radio communication system | C-130J Super Hercules | Rockwell Collins |
AN/ARC-210 | VHF/UHF/SATCOM two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system | E-8 Joint STARS | Rockwell Collins |
AN/ARC-231 | Skyfire VHF/UHF/SATCOM two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system | BAE Systems | |
AN/ARC-232 | Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra high frequency (UHF) radio communication system | Raytheon |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ARN-5 | Glide path receiver used with AN/CRN-2 | ||
AN/ARN-6 | Radio compass | B-47 Stratojet | Bendix Corporation |
AN/ARN-7 | Radio compass | TB-32-10-CF Dominator | |
AN/ARC-8 | Liaison radio developed from AN/ART-13 | ||
AN/ARN-12 | Marker beacon receiver system | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARN-14 | VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) system | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARN-21 | Tactical air navigation system (TACAN) system | F5D Skylancer | |
AN/ARN-126 | Radio navigation | AAR Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ARQ-34 | HF radio communication system | E-2C Hawkeye |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ARR-11 | Radio communication system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ART-13 | Radio transmitter | Collins Radio, Stewart-Warner |
ASx - Piloted Aircraft Special/Combination Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ASB-19 | Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) | A-4 Skyhawk, A-4AR Fightinghawk, AV-8B Harrier II |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ASG-18 | Airborne pulse-doppler fire control radar | XF-108 Rapier, Lockheed YF-12 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ASQ-8 | Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) | P-2 Neptune, P-5 Marlin, S-2 Tracker | |
AN/ASQ-81 | Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) | Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) equipped helicopters, P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking | |
AN/ASQ-119 | Stellar navigation Astrotracker astrocompass | FB-111A Aardvark | Litton Industries |
AN/ASQ-153 | Pave Spike electro-optical laser designator targeting pod | F-4D/E Phantom II | Westinghouse Electronic Systems |
AN/ASQ-213 | AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) targeting system pod | F-16 Fighting Falcon | Texas Instruments (acquired by Raytheon) |
AN/ASQ-228 | Multi-sensor, electro-optical Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod | F/A-18C/D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | Raytheon |
AN/ASQ-236 | Dragon's Eye high resolution advanced electronically scanned array Synthetic aperture radar pod | F-15E Strike Eagle, B-52 Stratofortress | |
AN/ASQ-239 | Barracuda Electronic Warfare (EW) system | F-35 Lightning II | BAE Systems |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ASW-27 | Data Link System | F-14 Tomcat | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ASX-1 | Target Identification System Electro-Optical (TISEO) | F-4E Phantom II, F-15 Eagle | Northrop Grumman[94] |
AVx - Piloted Aircraft Visible Light Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AVQ-10 | Pave Knife pylon-mounted targeting pod, replaced by Pave Spike and Pave Tack systems | A-6 Intruder, F-4 Phantom II | Ford Aerospace |
AN/AVQ-11 | Pave Sword laser spot tracker pod | F-4 Phantom II | |
AN/AVQ-19 | Laser Target Range Designator/Ranger (LTDR) | AC-130H Spectre | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/AVQ-23 | Pave Spike pylon-mounted electro-optical laser targeting pod | F-4D/E Phantom II | |
AN/AVQ-26 | Pave Tack electro-optical targeting pod, replaced AN/AVQ-10 | F-4 Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AVR-2 | Passive Laser warning receiver | AH-1F Cobra, AH-64A/D Apache, EH-60A Blackhawk, MH-47E Chinook, MH-60K Blackhawk, OH-58D Kiowa | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[95] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AVS-6 | Dual tube Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS), adapted from AN/PVS-5 | ||
AN/AVS-9 | Dual tube Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG) | ||
AN/AVS-10 | Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG), also Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) 10, precursor to the GPNVG-18 |
AWx - Piloted Aircraft Armament Systems
[edit]AXx - Piloted Aircraft Television Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AXT-2 | Television transmitter | JB-4 (MX-607) air-to-surface missile |
AYx - Piloted Aircraft Computer Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AYK-14 | Mission computer | SH-60R Seahawk | UNISYS, Control Data Corporation |
B
[edit]BPx - Submarine Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BPS-15 | Class-A X-Band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar | Los Angeles-class submarine, Ohio-class submarine, Virginia-class submarine | Electromechanical Systems[97] |
AN/BPS-16 | Class-A X-Band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar | Ohio-class submarine, Seawolf-class submarine, Virginia-class submarine | Northrop Grumman[97] |
BQx - Submarine SONAR Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BQH-1 | Depth sound speed measuring set (velocimeter)[98] | Dyna-Empire Corp |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BQQ-5 | Bow-mounted spherical SONAR data gathering set with Low Frequency Active Interference Rejection, Dual Towed Array Processing, and Full Spectrum Processing | Los Angeles-class submarine, Ohio-class submarine | IBM |
AN/BQQ-6 | Hull-mounted, long-range passive SONAR system adopted from the AN/BQQ-5 | Ohio-class submarine[99] | Lockheed Martin, Vitro Corp, Southwest Marine[100] |
AN/BQQ-10 | Active/Passive SONAR replacing AN/BBQ-6 | Virginia-class submarine[101] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BQR-15 | Signal Processing and Display (SPAD) thin line towed array, cable 2,640 ft[102] | Lafayette-class submarine, Ohio-class submarine | Western Electric[103] |
BSx - Submarine Surveillance Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BSY-1 | Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) | Los Angeles-class submarine, | IBM Corporation |
AN/BSY-2 | Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) | Seawolf-class submarine |
C
[edit]CPx - Cryptographic (previously, Transportable Radar) Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CPN-1 | S-band radar beacon[104] | ||
AN/CPN-2 | Short range transponder for aid in blind bombing[104] | RCA Corporation | |
AN/CPN-3 | S-band radar beacon[105] | Ship- or land-based | |
AN/CPN-4 | Precision approach search radar[104] | Raytheon, ITT-Gilfillan | |
AN/CPN-6 | Minnie X-band radar beacon[105][104] | Ship- or land-based | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation |
AN/CPN-7 | Beam Approach Beacon System (BABS)[106] | ||
AN/CPN-8 | S-band[104] Homing beacon (BPS), part of AN/MPN-2 mobile radar beacon | ||
AN/CPN-11 | Transportable master/slave LORAN (Long Range Navigation) beacon[106][104] | ||
AN/CPN-12 | Transportable master/slave LORAN (Long Range Navigation) beacon[106][104] | ||
AN/CPN-17 | S-band transportable Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) beacon[104] | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation | |
AN/CPN-18 | S-band transportable Air Traffic Control radar beacon system[104] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CPS-1 | Heavyweight semi-mobile Microwave Early Warning (MEW) long range and high angle radar[104] | General Electric | |
AN/CPS-2 | Early Warning medium-range radar[104] | Federal Telephone and Radio Corp | |
AN/CPS-3 | Transportable search radar[104] | Project 421, Camp Evans Signal Laboratory[107] | |
AN/CPS-4 | Beaver Tail (or Big Weapon or Big Beaver) transportable S-band medium-range height-finding radar[104] | Lashup Radar Network | |
AN/CPS-5 | Transportable medium weight Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar[104] | Lashup Radar Network | General Electric, Bendix Corporation |
AN/CPS-6 | Minnie S-band medium-range radar beacon | Lashup Radar Network | General Electric |
AN/CPS-9 | X-band meteorological radar |
CRx - Cryptographic Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CRC-7 | Survival radio |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CRN-1 | Low-frequency parachute navigation/homing buoy radio beacon[109] | ||
AN/CRN-2 | Trailer mounted 30-foot mast antenna instrument landing glide path transmitter[110] | ||
AN/CRN-3 | Instrument landing azimuth transmitter for centerline, same as AN/MRN-1 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CRT-1 | Passive omnidirectional broadband sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/CRT-4 | Second military sonobuoy[111] |
CYx - Cryptographic Data Processing
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CYZ-9 | Hardware random number generator | ||
AN/CYZ-10 | Data Transfer Device (DTD), Key fill device |
D
[edit]DAx - Pilotless Carrier Infrared
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Missle/Drone | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/DAW-1 | Improved all-aspect guidance section | MIM-72 Chaparral[112] | Ford Aeronutronic |
DRx - Pilotless Carrier Radio
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Missle/Drone | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/DRC-8 | Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS) | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) | Boeing |
F
[edit]FGx - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FGC-59 | Teletype | Teletype Corporation[113] |
FLx - Fixed Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FLR-9 | Iron Horse network HF/DF direction finding antenna array, nickname Elephant Cage |
FMx - Fixed Meteorological Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FMQ-19 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[114] | Mesotech International | |
AN/FMQ-22 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[115] | Mesotech International | |
AN/FMQ-23 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[116] | Mesotech International |
FPx - Fixed Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FPQ-4 | C/L band and Ultra high frequency (UHF) radars for the Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP) | USAS American Mariner | |
AN/FPQ-6 | Land-based C-band radar system used for long-range, small-target tracking | NASA Kennedy Space Center | RCA Corporation |
AN/FPQ-16 | Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) passive electronically scanned array | US Army Safeguard Program | General Electric |
FRx - Fixed Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FRD-10 | Wullenweber circularly disposed antenna array (CDAA) high frequency Direction Finder (HF/DF) | Sylvania Electric Products, RCA Corporation, Kenton Electric[113] |
FSx - Fixed Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AN/FSA-12 | Detector-Tracker Group, Data Processing and Display Subsystem, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | ||
AN/FSA-21 | Weapons Control Group computer, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | ||
AN/FSA-23 | Jammer Tracker Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | ||
AN/FSA-31 | Radar Signal Processor, Data Acquisition Subsystem, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FSG-1 | Anti-aircraft Defense System, Project Nike, surface-to-air missile Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | Missile Master installations | The Martin Company |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FSQ-7 | Computerized air defense command and control system; Combat Direction Central | IBM | |
AN/FSQ-8 | Air defense command and control system; Combat Control Central | IBM | |
AN/FSQ-27 | RW-400 real-time data processing computer | TRW Inc.[120] | |
AN/FSQ-31 | Command, control, and coordination system (CCCS), part of the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) | Strategic Air Command | IBM |
AN/FSQ-32 | Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) solid state Computer |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FST-2 | Coordinate Data Transmitting Set (CDTS) computer system | SAGE radar stations | Burroughs Corporation |
G
[edit]GKx - Ground Telemetering Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GKA-1 | Flight Control Group, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GKA-10 | Converter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | RCA Corporation |
AN/GKA-11 | Converter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | RCA Corporation |
AN/GKA-12 | Receiver Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GKA-13 | Monitor Transmitter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | RCA Corporation |
GPx - Ground Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GPA-23 | Computing-Tracking Group, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GPA-34 | Converter Group for processing radar data, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GPA-35 | Ground Environment, surface-to-air missile (SAM) weapons direction system | CIM-10 Bomarc | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/GPA-37 | Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GPA-67 | Time Division Data Link, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system | Air Defense Command | General Electric |
AN/GPA-73 | Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) | General Electric |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GPG-1 | Anti-aircraft tracker radar for 75-mm AA gun mount[121][122] | Sperry Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GPN-12 | S-band air traffic control radar (ASR-7)[123] | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) | |
AN/GPN-20 | Solid-state all-weather dual-channel air traffic control radar, modified ASR-8[124] | Raytheon | |
AN/GPN-27 | Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-8)[125] | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/GPN-30 | Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) (ASR-11), replacing AN/GPN-12, AN/GPN-20 and AN/GPN-27[126] | Raytheon |
GRx - Ground Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GRC-9 | High Frequency (HF) long range radio replacing Signal Corps Radio SCR-694[127] | ||
AN/GRC-46 | Radioteletype set originally mounted on M-37 series 3/4-ton truck[128] | ||
AN/GRC-103 | Lightweight, ultra-high frequency (UHF) tactical radio relay[129] | Canadian Marconi Company, Magnavox | |
AN/GRC-109 | High Frequency (HF) radio transmitter/receiver/power-supply[130] | Special Forces, Central Intelligence Agency | Admiral Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GRD-6 | Direction finder | Sylvania Electric Products |
GSx - Ground Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSA-51 | Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS), part of the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system | Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSG-5 | Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) | Nike missile Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | The Martin Company |
AN/GSG-6 | Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) | Nike missile Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | The Martin Company |
AN/GSG-10 | TACFIRE Gun data computer automating selected field artillery command and control functions[131] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSQ-16 | Automatic machine translation system | US Air Force | IBM |
AN/GSQ-33 | Transistorized ground guidance computer MOD1 | SM-65 Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) defense system | Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) |
AN/GSQ-272 | Sentinel Collection, Processing, exploitation, Analysis and Dissemination (CPAD) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)[132] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSS-1 | Medium-range transportable Electronic Search Central system with AN/TPS-1D search radar for the Project Nike Air Defence Missile system | Bell Labs, MIT Radiation Laboratory |
GVx - Ground Visual Equipment
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GVS-3 | Ruby laser ranging system with photomultiplier detector and red outer precious stone light exciter[133] |
GYx - Ground Digital Processing Equipment
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GYK-3 | D825 modular data processing computer, part of AN/GSA-51 Radar Course Directing Group | US Naval Research Laboratory | |
AN/GYK-12 | Ruggedized computer for use in the TACFIRE tactical fire direction system | Litton Industries | |
AN/GYK-29 | Battery Computer System (BCS) for artillery fire missions |
M
[edit]MLx - Mobile Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MLQ-10 | Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-12 | Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-15 | Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-16 | Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-18 | Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-24 | Ground radio frequency receiver | ||
AN/MLQ-35 | Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-36 | Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-37 | Generator Set, 10 kW, 60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-38 | Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-39 | Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-40 | Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-41 | Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-42 | Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz | ||
AN/MLQ-43 | Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz |
MPx - Mobile Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MPN-1 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-2 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-3 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-5 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-11 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-14 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-26 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-T1 | Shore-based mobile ground control radar variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system | Bell Aircraft Corporation[134] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MPQ-2 | |||
AN/MPQ-4 | Counter-mortar (Firefinder) Radar | ||
AN/MPQ-12 | Corporal II | ||
AN/MPQ-33 | |||
AN/MPQ-34 | |||
AN/MPQ-35 | High/medium-altitude threat detection radar for MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile system | ||
AN/MPQ-37 | |||
AN/MPQ-39 | |||
AN/MPQ-46 | |||
AN/MPQ-48 | |||
AN/MPQ-49 | Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) | M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) | |
AN/MPQ-50 | |||
AN/MPQ-51 | |||
AN/MPQ-53 | |||
AN/MPQ-55 | |||
AN/MPQ-57 | |||
AN/MPQ-61 | |||
AN/MPQ-62 | |||
AN/MPQ-64 | Sentinal X-band 3D radar, modification of AN/TPQ-36 | Raytheon Missiles & Defense | |
AN/MPQ-65 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MPS-14 | Height finder | ||
AN/MPS-36 | Missile tracking radar | White Sands Missile Range |
MRx - Mobile Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MRN-1 | Instrument approach localizer, used with RC-103 airborne localizer receiver | K-53 van | |
AN/MRN-2 | Radio Range, used with Signal Corps Radio SCR-522 | K-53 van | |
AN/MRN-3 | Marker beacon, jeep mounted | ||
AN/MRN-12 | Mobile control tower | ||
AN/MRN-20 | Mobile control tower, trailer mounted |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MRQ-7 | Doppler radio, used with MGM-5 Corporal II nuclear-armed tactical surface-to-surface missile |
MSx - Mobile Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MSG-4 | Mobile air defense system | Sperry Corporation | |
AN/MSG-5 | Mobile air defense system | Sperry Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MSQ-1 | Close Support Control Set | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-1A | Remote mobile air defense system, used for Matador Automatic Radar Control (MARC) | Sperry Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-13 | Interim air defense system | Sperry Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-18 | Battalion Missile Operations System | ||
AN/MSQ-35 | Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central | 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains | Reeves Instrument Corporation |
AN/MSQ-39 | Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central | 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains | Reeves Instrument Corporation |
AN/MSQ-77 | Combat Skyspot/Combat Proof, nicknamed Miscue 77, mobile automatic tracking radar/computer system for command guidance of aircraft | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-46 | Descendant of AN/MSQ-39 | ||
AN/MSQ-104 | Engagement Control Station (ECS) | MIM-104 Patriot |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MSR-T4 | Threat Reaction Analysis Indicator System (TRAINS) radar receiver/data processing system, slave to AN/MST-T1 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MST-T1 | Multiple Threat Emitter Simulator (MUTES), master to AN/MSR-T4 | US Dynamics |
P
[edit]PAx - Portable Infrared Equipment
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PAQ-1 | Laser Target Designator (LTD) | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/PAQ-3 | Man-portable Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE)[135] | ||
AN/PAQ-4 | Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (IAL) | Insight Technology[136] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PAS-4 | Night Vision Weapon Sight primarily used on the M14 rifle[137] | ||
AN/PAS-5 | Face mounted Infrared (IR) binocular used with auxiliary infrared radiation source, enabling the user to operate a vehicle during night hours[138] | ||
AN/PAS-6 | Metascope night vision goggles[138] | VARO | |
AN/PAS-7 | Handheld thermal viewer[139] | Night Vision Laboratories | |
AN/PAS-8 | Aiming Light, developmental prototype[140] | ||
AN/PAS-10 | Infrared (IR) camera for use in detecting roof moisture[141] | Magnavox | |
AN/PAS-13 | Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS)[142] | ||
AN/PAS-17 | Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS), to replace the AN/PVS-4[142] | ||
AN/PAS-18 | Receiver, Infrared (IR) System night sight[143] | FIM-92 Stinger | |
AN/PAS-19 | Handheld thermal imager[144] | ||
AN/PAS-20 | Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI) | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[145] | |
AN/PAS-21 | Thermal sight (FLIR SeeSPOT III) used with target laser designator or standalone[146] | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-22 | Long Range Thermal Imager (LRTI) used in conjunction with target designator | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PAS-23 | Mini Thermal Monocular (MTM) with Infrared (IR) laser | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PAS-24 | ObservIR Recon III Thermal Imager with laser rangefinder | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-25 | Thermal Laser Spot Imager (TLSI) with "SeeSPOT" capability for aiding with target designation | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PAS-26 | Thermal imager with laser rangefinder (FLIR Recon III Lite) | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-27 | Individual Weapon Night Sight-Thermal (IWNS-T)[147] | ||
AN/PAS-28 | Medium Range Thermal Bi-Ocular (MRTB) sight (PhantomIRxr)[147][148] | Raytheon[149] | |
AN/PAS-30 | Mini Thermal Imager (MTI) uncooled monocular handheld unit[147] | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PAS-31 | Integrated Night Observation Device—Long Range Thermal (INOD-LRT) clip-on night vision sniper scope | Knight's Armament Company | |
AN/PAS-35 | Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B[150] | Leonardo DRS | |
AN/PAS-36 | Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B | BAE Systems |
PEx - Portable Laser Equipment
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PED-1 | Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) tripod-mounted laser designator | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PED-5 | Target Reconnaissance Infrared (IR) Geolocating Range Finder—Laser Target Locator Module (TRIGR LTLM) tripod-mounted laser designator | BAE Systems | |
AN/PED-6 | Joint Effects Targeting System—Target Location Designation System (JETS TLDS) tripod-mounted laser designator | Leonardo DRS |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PEQ-1 | Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker (SOFLAM) tripod-mounted laser designator | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PEQ-2 | Infrared (IR) Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser (ITPIAL) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) laser sight | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-3 | Combined laser, Infrared (IR) pointer, and illuminator | Sikorsky H-60 | |
AN/PEQ-4 | Medium Power Laser Illuminator (MPLI) handheld target laser designator[151] | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-5 | Carbine Visible Laser (CVL) | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-6 | Integrated Laser Light Module (ILLM) for Heckler & Koch Mark 23 pistol | United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Insight Technology |
AN/PEQ-9 | Laser Designator Module (LDM) | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PEQ-10 | Laser Aiming Module (LAM 1000) for pistols | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-11A | Dual Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (DIAL 100G) crew-served nulti-function aiming laser, often mounted to crew-served weapons | United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWAR) | BE Meyers |
AN/PEQ-13 | Common Laser Range Finder System (CLRF) binocular rangefinder[152][153] | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PEQ-14 | Integrated Laser White Light Pointer (ILWLP) mounted on pistols | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-15 | Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (ATPIAL) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) Laser sight | Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-16 | Integrated Pointing Illumination Module (IPIM) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) laser sight and visible flashlight | Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-17 | Portable Lightweight Designator/Rangefinder (PLDR) tripod mounted long-range laser designator[154] | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PEQ-18 | Infrared (IR) Zoom Laser Illuminator Designator (IZLID 1000P) weapon-mountable Infrared (IR) laser target designator and illuminator | BE Meyers | |
AN/PEQ-19 | Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD) tripod mounted laser designator | Elbit Systems |
PPx - Portable Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PPQ-1 | Operational radar, personnel detection man portable radar set used during night patrols[155] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PPS-4 | Silent Sentry portable ground surveillance radar | Sperry Gyroscope | |
AN/PPS-9 | Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability | RCA Corporation | |
AN/PPS-10 | Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability, also known as GD Model 205 | General Dynamics | |
AN/PPS-14 | Listening Post Surveillance Device | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PRC-6 | Walkie-talkie handheld radio | Raytheon | |
AN/PRC-8 | Portable radio transceiver | ||
AN/PRC-9 | Portable radio transceiver | ||
AN/PRC-10 | Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) radio transceiver | ||
AN/PRC-17 | |||
AN/PRC-25 | Radio Set for Forward Area, Manpack-Vehicle, FM, 3-5 Mile Range, replaced by AN/PRC-77 | Electrospace Corp. | |
AN/PRC-32 | Survival radio operating at 243 MHz | ||
AN/PRC-47 | Portable radio, HF 100W AM/CW/USB/RTTY, powered by AC supply, battery or generator, transported in two boxes including all accessories for operation | ||
AN/PRC-49 | |||
AN/PRC-63 | |||
AN/PRC-65 | Portable transceiver, Ultra high frequency (UHF)-band, 1,120 channels, 100-156 mc, 6 lbs | Simmonds Precision Products | |
AN/PRC-66 | Portable transceiver, Ultra high frequency (UHF)-band, 3,500 channels, 225-400 mc, 7 lbs | Collins Radio | |
AN/PRC-68[156] | |||
AN/PRC-74 | Portable HF radio | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/PRC-77 | Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) radio, forward area, 3-5 Mile Range, replaced by Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) family of radios | Electrospace Corp. | |
AN/PRC-90 | Survival radio operating on 243 and 282.8 MHz AM, with beacon mode, and a tone generator to allow the sending of Morse Code. Replaced by AN/PRC-149 | ||
AN/PRC-103 | Survival radio | ||
AN/PRC-104 | USMC Manpack Radio | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/PRC-112 | Survival radio, operates in Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra high frequency (UHF) aircraft bands. Replaced by AN/PRC-149 | ||
AN/PRC-113 | Portable Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra high frequency (UHF) AM combat radio transceiver | Magnavox | |
AN/PRC-117 | Falcon® portable, tactical software-defined combat-net radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PRC-119 | Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) | ||
AN/PRC-125 | Rescue swimmer radio. Replaced by AN/PRC-149 | ||
AN/PRC-127 | Portable handheld Bendix-King 2W Very High Frequency (VHF) radio | Honeywell | |
AN/PRC-137[156] | |||
AN/PRC-139[156] | |||
AN/PRC-148 | Handheld Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) and Joint Tactical Radio System | Thales Group[156] | |
AN/PRC-149 | Rescue Radio, replaces the PRC-90, PRC-112 and PRC-125 for non-combat use | ||
AN/PRC-150 | Falcon® II tactical HF-SSB/VHF-FM manpack radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PRC-152 | Falcon® III portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PRC-154 | Rifleman Radio is a handheld, intra-squad tactical radio | Thales Group, General Dynamics | |
AN/PRC-155 | Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) | General Dynamics | |
AN/PRC-158 | Falcon® IV Multi-channel Manpack (MCMP) radio | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-159 | Falcon® III wideband team radio | L3Harris Technologies[157] | |
AN/PRC-160 | Manpack tactical wideband HF/Very High Frequency (VHF) radio | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-161 | Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) | Viasat | |
AN/PRC-162 | Two-channel dismounted ground networking radio, with RT-2048(C)/U | Collins Radio | |
AN/PRC-163 | Dual-channel tactical handheld radio | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-165 | Handheld Video Data Link (HH-VDL) | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-170 | Javelin Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) handheld radio | Thales Group | |
AN/PRC-171 | Compact team radio | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-6809 | Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) Clear handheld radio, without encryption, variation of AN/PRC-148 | Thales Group |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PRQ-7 | Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) with GPS, Ultra high frequency (UHF) line of sight and UHF satellite communications along with a Sarsat beacon | Boeing |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PSN-4 | LORAN (Long Range Navigation) manpack receiver for Army helicopters avionics | Teledyne Technologies | |
AN/PSN-11 | Ruggedized single-frequency Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR, or Plugger) | ||
AN/PSN-13 | Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR, or Dagger) | Rockwell Collins |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PSQ-4 | Manpack radio | Raytheon | |
AN/PSQ-5 | Signal analyzer system | Tektronix | |
AN/PSQ-8 | Radio set to be used with Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) | Raytheon | |
AN/PSQ-9 | Portable Team Portable Collection System Multi-Platform Capable (TPCS-MPC) computer system for gathering Communications Intelligence (COMINT) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)[158] | ||
AN/PSQ-14 | Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM)[159] | ||
AN/PSQ-16 | Hand Held Monitor (HHM) radio receiver which connects to a laptop, part of Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System-II (REMBASS) II Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System (BAIS) using acoustic sensors to warn of enemy intrusions[160] | L3Harris Technologies[161] | |
AN/PSQ-17 | Communication Planning System (CPS) Laptop computer provides communications and management of Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (MILSTAR) Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite resources[162] | ||
AN/PSQ-18 | Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM)[159] | ||
AN/PSQ-19 | Target Location, Designation, and Hand-Off System (TLDHS) portable equipment suite allowing operators to determine their location and designate enemy locations[158] | ||
AN/PSQ-20 | Passive monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) | ||
AN/PSQ-21 | Day/Night Imager hand-held passive thermal infrared electro-optical sensor used to classify and identify active targets[158] | ||
AN/PSQ-22 | Battery powered Hand-Held Programmer-Monitor (HHPM) Very High Frequency (VHF) radio receiver that receives, demodulates, decodes, and displays symbols representative of sensor set message transmissions. Used to program sensor units and collect remote sensor data[158][163] | ||
AN/PSQ-23 | Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted (STORM) laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator with visible and Infrared (IR) lasers[164] | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PSQ-25 | Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Network Manager (EPLRS-ENM) ruggedized laptop for tracking troop movements | ||
AN/PSQ-27 | Master station case associated with AN/PSQ-9 | ||
AN/PSQ-28 | Locate case associated with AN/PSQ-9 | ||
AN/PSQ-29 | Modular case associated with AN/PSQ-9 | ||
AN/PSQ-30 | Advanced case associated with AN/PSQ-9 | ||
AN/PSQ-36 | Binocular Fusion Goggle Enhanced (FGS) night vision detection, observation, and target identification system | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PSQ-39 | Monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system | ||
AN/PSQ-40 | Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system | ||
AN/PSQ-42 | Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PSQ-44 | Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) | Elbit Systems |
PVx - Portable Visual Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PVQ-2 | Sensory Aid Device for visually impared individuals to navigate their environments. Device sent out pulses of light which, when reflected off of objects around the user, would give the user an auditory cue[155] | ||
AN/PVQ-31 | Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) | U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army[165] | Trijicon |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PVS-1 | Night vision scope[166] | ||
AN/PVS-2 | Starlight night vision scope[167] | ||
AN/PVS-3 | Night Vision Sight, Miniaturized[168] | ||
AN/PVS-4 | Night Vision Sight, Individual Served Weapon | ||
AN/PVS-5 | Dual-tube night-vision goggle used for aviation and ground support | ||
AN/PVS-6 | Binocular Mini Eyesafe Laser Infrared (IR) Observation Set (MELIOS) laser target designator[169] | Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-7 | Single tube biocular night vision device | ITT Inc., Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-8 | Long Range Night Vision Sight[170] | ||
AN/PVS-9 | Night vision sniperscope[171] | Simrad Optronics | |
AN/PVS-10 | Sniper Night Sight (SNS) for the M24 sniper rifle with 8.5x magnification | Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-11 | Handheld monocular pocketscope | Litton Industries[172] | |
AN/PVS-12 | Night vision weapon sight | L3 Technologies[173] | |
AN/PVS-13 | Laser Marker Night Vision Sight (LMNVS) only used with AN/PEQ-1A | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PVS-14 | Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) | ITT Inc., Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-16 | Maritime multi-sensor gyro-stabilized binoculars[174] | ||
AN/PVS-17 | Miniature Night Sight (MNS) night vision weapon sight | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PVS-18 | Night Vision Monocular handheld or helmet mounted | L3 Technologies[175] | |
AN/PVS-20 | Night vision sight for crew served weapons | L3 Technologies[176] | |
AN/PVS-21 | Low Profile NVG | Steiner-Optik | |
AN/PVS-22 | Universal Night Sight (UNS) clip-on night vision sight | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PVS-23 | Ruggedized multi-purpose night vision binoculars derived from the aviation AN/AVS-6 | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PVS-24 | Clip-on Night Vision Device-Image Intensified (CNVD-I2)[177] | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PVS-25 | Wide Field of View Diverging Image Tube Night Vision Goggles (WFoV DIT NVG)[178] | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PVS-26 | Day optic and in-line forward mounted image intensified (I2) night vision device | Knight's Armament Company[179] | |
AN/PVS-27 | Magnum Universal Night Sight (MUNS), also called Scout Sniper Medium Range Night Sight (SSMRNS)[180] | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PVS-30 | Universal Night Sight Long Range Low Profile (UNS LR LP) clip-on sniper night sight[181] | Knight's Armament Company | |
AN/PVS-31 | Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD) | L3Harris Technologies |
PYx - Portable Data Processing Equipment
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PYQ-10 | Ruggedized, portable, hand-held Simple Key Loader (SKL) fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment | Sierra Nevada Corporation |
S
[edit]SLx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SLQ-25 | Nixie towed passive torpedo decoy system | Sensytech (now called Argon ST (subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security))[182] | |
AN/SLQ-26 | Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite | Knox-class frigate | |
AN/SLQ-32 | Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite | Raytheon | |
AN/SLQ-49 | Rubber Duck Chaff Buoy Decoy System |
SPx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPA-4 | Shipboard surface search range-asimuth indicator radar/repeater[183] | ||
AN/SPA-25 | Shipboard range-asimuth indicator search radar, transistorized[184] | ||
AN/SPA-34 | Shipboard remote indicator radar[185] | ||
AN/SPA-66 | Shipboard remote indicator radar replacing the AN/SPA-34[185] | Hazeltine Corporation, Dero R&D Corp., Gulf Aerospace | |
AN/SPA-256 | Display used with AN/SPS-55 radar | Cardion Electronics |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPG-49 | Illumination and tracking fire control radar system | RIM-8 Talos | |
AN/SPG-51 | Sea missile fire control radar | California-class cruiser, Charles F. Adams-class destroyer, Kidd-class destroyer, Virginia-class cruiser | |
AN/SPG-53 | Naval Gunfire Control Radar Director | Belknap-class cruiser, Charles F. Adams-class destroyer, Farragut-class destroyer, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, Knox-class frigate, Mitscher-class destroyer | |
AN/SPG-55 | Sea missile fire control radar | Belknap-class cruiser, Farragut-class destroyer, Leahy-class cruiser and ships USS Bainbridge, USS Long Beach, USS Truxtun | |
AN/SPG-59 | Multifunction radar; canceled 1963 | Typhon Combat System | |
AN/SPG-60 | Sea missile fire control radar | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
AN/SPG-62 | Fire control radar for Aegis Combat System | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPN-10 | Shipboard automatic landing system | Bell Aircraft Corporation under Bureau of Ships (BuShips) contract[186] | |
AN/SPN-35 | Automatic landing system radar | ||
AN/SPN-42 | Automatic carrier landing system radar | ||
AN/SPN-43 | Air marshalling radar | ||
AN/SPN-44 | Air traffic control radar | ||
AN/SPN-46 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPQ-5 | Beam emitting radar | Terrier missiles | |
AN/SPQ-9 | Fire control radar | ||
AN/SPQ-11 | Space tracking radar | USNS Observation Island Cobra Judy |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPS-6 | 2D air search radar | Bendex Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation | |
AN/SPS-8 | 2D height finding radar | ||
AN/SPS-10 | 2D surface search radar | ||
AN/SPS-12 | 2D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-17 | 2D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-29 | 2D early warning radar | General Electric | |
AN/SPS-30 | 3D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-32 | SCANFAR Phased array search radar | USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/SPS-33 | SCANFAR Phased array search radar | USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/SPS-37 | 2D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-39 | 3D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-40 | 2D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-43 | 2D air search radar | Forrestal Class, Kitty Hawk Class, Early Nimitz Class: USS Nimitz, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Carl Vinson | |
AN/SPS-48 | 3D sea air search radar | Forrestal Class, Kitty Hawk Class, Nimitz Class | |
AN/SPS-49 | 2D Air search radar | Kitty Hawk Class, Nimitz Class | |
AN/SPS-52 | 3D sea air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-55 | Surface search radar | Cardion Electronics | |
AN/SPS-58 | Low altitude 2D air search radar | ||
AN/SPS-64 | Navigation radar[187] | ||
AN/SPS-67 | Surface search radar | ||
AN/SPS-73 | Surface search radar | ||
AN/SPS-77 | Sea Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) 3D search radar | Saab AB |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPW-2 | Guidance radar | RIM-8 Talos |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SPY-1 | Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) 3D radar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Ticonderoga-class cruiser | Lockheed Martin |
AN/SPY-3 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, Zumwalt-class destroyer | Raytheon |
AN/SPY-6 | Missile defense and air surveillance radar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Constellation-class frigate, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, America-class amphibious assault ship, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock | Raytheon |
AN/SPY-7 | Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) early-warning system | Lockheed Martin |
SQx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Sonar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SQQ-23 | Computer coordinated Sonar[188] | ||
AN/SQQ-32 | Mine-hunting Sonar Set (MSS) | ||
AN/SQQ-34 | Carrier ASW suite | ||
AN/SQQ-89 | Undersea Warfare Combat System | Lockheed Martin | |
AN/SQQ-90 | ASW system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SQR-17 | Sonobuoy processor part of the LAMPS system | Knox-class frigate, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, Spruance-class destroyer | |
AN/SQR-18 | Tactical towed array sonar system | Knox-class frigate | |
AN/SQR-19 | Tactical towed array sonar system, part of the AN/SQQ-89 suite | ||
AN/SQR-20 | Active and passive Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) sonar system (now TB-37U) | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Ticonderoga-class cruiser, Zumwalt-class destroyer | Lockheed Martin[189] |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SQS-23 | Transducer sonar[190] | Gearing-class destroyer | |
AN/SQS-26 | Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar | Belknap-class cruiser, Bronstein-class frigate, Brooke-class frigate, Garcia-class frigate, Knox-class frigate, Truxtun-class destroyer, Virginia-class cruiser | EDO Corporation, General Electric |
AN/SQS-35 | Fish variable depth sonar system | Knox-class frigate | EDO Corporation |
AN/SQS-38 | Hull-mounted version of the AN/SQS-35 | Hamilton-class cutter | |
AN/SQS-53 | Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Ticonderoga-class cruiser | EDO Corporation, General Electric |
AN/SQS-56 | Hellen Keller hull mounted sonar system | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
SRx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SRC-9 | Radio navigation set | Virginia-class cruiser | |
AN/SRC-31 | Virginia-class cruiser |
SSx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SSQ-1 | Prototype sonobuoy[111] | Magnavox | |
AN/SSQ-2 | First mass-produced sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-15 | First production active sonobuoy, range-only (obsolete – replaced in the late 1960s by AN/SSQ-47)[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-20 | Americanized version of the British T-1946 directional sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-23 | Julie omnidirectional low frequency passive sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-28 | Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-36 | BathyThermal (BT) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[191] | |
AN/SSQ-41 | Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy, replaced both AN/SSQ-23 and AN/SSQ-28)[111]) | ||
AN/SSQ-42 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy | Hazeltine Corporation[192] | |
AN/SSQ-46 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy | General Electric[192] | |
AN/SSQ-47 | Range only active sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-48 | Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-50 | Command Activated Sonobuoy System (CASS), replaced AN/SSQ-47[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-53 | Directional Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) passive directional sonobuoy[193] | Ultra Electronics[194] | |
AN/SSQ-57 | Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy, merged with DIFAR AN/SSQ-53)[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-62 | Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System (DICASS) active sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[195] | |
AN/SSQ-75 | Expendable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy (ERAPS) active sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-77 | Vertical Line Array Directional (VLAD) frequency analysis and recording sonobuoy[196] | ||
AN/SSQ-86 | Data Link Communications (DLC) sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-101 | Air Deployable Active Receiver (ADAR) sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-110 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) sonobuoy[111] | ||
AN/SSQ-108 | OUTBOARD and OUTBOARD II | ||
AN/SSQ-125 | Active sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-536 | Bathy Thermograph (BT) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[191] | |
AN/SSQ-553 | Directional passive sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[194] | |
AN/SSQ-565 | Multistatic low frequency active source sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[197] | |
AN/SSQ-573 | Directional low frequency active receiver sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[194] | |
AN/SSQ-906 | Omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[194] | |
AN/SSQ-926 | Active transmitter sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[194] | |
AN/SSQ-955 | Directional passive sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics[194][197] | |
AN/SSQ-963 | Directional Command Active Multi-Beam Sonobuoy (CAMBS) | Ultra Electronics[195] |
SYx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Computer Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SYA-1 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/SYA-4 | Tactical display system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/SYS-1 | Automatic Detection & Tracking System | Hughes Aircraft, Dynell Electronics Corp., Sperry Univac (now Unisys)[198] | |
AN/SYS-2 | Sea mission computer |
T
[edit]TAx - Transportable Infrared Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TAS-2 | Infrared (IR) sight for 106mm recoilless rifle | ||
AN/TAS-4 | Thermal imaging night sight | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
TGx - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TGC-14 | Lightweight teletypewriter set, developed as a commercial teleprinter (MITE Mod 104) | Mitre Corp |
TLx - Transportable Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TLQ-17 | Communications countermeasures system |
TMx - Transportable Meteorological Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TMQ-19 | Meteorological radar for use in AN/UMQ-7 system | Servo Corporation of America | |
AN/TMQ-22 | Portable weather observing pack, measures ambient pressure, temperature, dew point, surface wind, and precipitation | Cambridge Systems, Inc. | |
AN/TMQ-53 | Transportable Meteorological Observing System (TMOS) |
TPx - Transportable Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPN-1 | Transportable Eureka radar beacon | ||
AN/TPN-22 | Transportable All-weather Landing System (ALS) Precision Approach Radar (PAR)[199] | ITT-Gilfillan |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPQ-2 | Transportable close air support radar | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/TPQ-10 | Transportable Course Directing Central bomb system radar | General Electric | |
AN/TPQ-36 | Mobile counter-battery radar | Northrop Grumman, ThalesRaytheonSystems | |
AN/TPQ-37 | Mobile S-band counter-battery radar system | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/TPQ-43 | Radar, part of AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) | ||
AN/TPQ-46 | Lightweight counter-battery radar | ||
AN/TPQ-48 | Lightweight counter-battery radar | ||
AN/TPQ-49 | Lightweight counter-battery radar | ||
AN/TPQ-53 | Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) counter-battery radar | Lockheed Martin |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPS-1 | Transportable early warning and tactical control radar | ||
AN/TPS-3 | |||
AN/TPS-10 | X-band height finder radar system | ||
AN/TPS-22 | Search and acquisition radar | ||
AN/TPS-32 | Lightweight amphibious assault radar | ||
AN/TPS-41 | Transportable weather radar | ||
AN/TPS-42 | Man-pack transportable UHF 3D air surveillance radar | ||
AN/TPS-43 | |||
AN/TPS-44 | Air surveillance radar | Cardion Electronics | |
AN/TPS-58 | Ground surveillance radar | ||
AN/TPS-59 | Transportable air surveillance and theater ballistic missile (TBM) detection radar | ||
AN/TPS-63 | Mobile 2D surveillance radar | ||
AN/TPS-68 | Tactical weather radar | ||
AN/TPS-70 | |||
AN/TPS-71 | Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) | ||
AN/TPS-72 | |||
AN/TPS-73 | Air traffic control radar | ||
AN/TPS-75 | Transportable 3D air search radar | ||
AN/TPS-77 | Transportable version of the AN/FPS-117 | ||
AN/TPS-80 | Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) | Northrop Grumman |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPX-46 | Interrogator Set, ground portion of the DOD A.C. Cossor AIMS Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System | MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems | Hazeltine Corporation |
AN/TPX-50 | Receiver, ground portion of the DoD A.C. Cossor AIMS Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system | MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems | Hazeltine Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPY-2 | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile radar | Lockheed Martin | |
AN/TPY-4 |
TRx - Transportable Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TRC-80 | |||
AN/TRC-97 |
TSx - Transportable Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TSQ-8 | Coordinate Data Set, Command, control and coordination system | Project Nike | The Martin Company |
AN/TSQ-51 | Missile Mentor air defense Command, control and coordination system computer | Project Nike | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/TSQ-73 | Missile Minder Army Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System | ||
AN/TSQ-81 | Combat Skyspot ground directed bombing unit, transportable version of AN/MSQ-77[200] | ||
AN/TSQ-91 | Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System | ||
AN/TSQ-96 | Bomb directing central | ||
AN/TSQ-158 | |||
AN/TSQ-178 | Joint STARS ground station | ||
AN/TSQ-179 | Joint STARS Common Ground Station (CGS) | ||
AN/TSQ-198 | Tactical Terminal Control System (TTCS) mobile air traffic control facility[201] |
TVx - Transportable Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TVS-5 | Night vision observation scope |
TWx - Transportable Armament Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TWQ-1 | Avenger Air Defense surface-to-air missile system | Boeing |
TYx - Transportable Computer Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TYA-5 | |||
AN/TYA-6 | |||
AN/TYA-7 | |||
AN/TYA-9 | |||
AN/TYA-12 | |||
AN/TYA-20 | |||
AN/TYA-23 | |||
AN/TYA-25 | |||
AN/TYA-26 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TYQ-1 | Tactical Air Command Central (TACC), part of Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) | Philco-Ford | |
AN/TYQ-2 | Tactical Air Operations Central (TAOC), part of Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) | Litton Industries | |
AN/TYQ-3 | Tactical Data Communications Central (TDCC), part of Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) | Collins Radio, Sperry Univac (now Unisys) | |
AN/TYQ-23 | Transportable Automated Air Command and Control System |
U
[edit]UQx - Utility Carrier Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UQQ-2 | Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) |
URx - Utility Radio Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URC-4 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-10 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-11 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-14 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-32 | Shipboard HF transceiver | ||
AN/URC-64 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-68 | Emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-117 | Emergency survival radio |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URM-25 | Signal generator, equipment test set |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URN-20 | TACAN navigation system | Virginia-class cruiser | |
AN/URN-25 | Navigational beacon, communicates coded radio signals with TACAN equipped aircraft to determine identity of vessel, distance and bearing from beacon | Gould Corporation - NavCom Systems Division (now NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc)[202] |
USx - Utility Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/USD-1 | Film surveillance drone[203] | Radioplane | |
AN/USD-2 | Overseer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | Aerojet, Rheem Manufacturing Company | |
AN/USD-3 | Snooper Drone surveillance system | Republic Aviation | |
AN/USD-4 | Swallow Drone surveillance system | Republic Aviation | |
AN/USD-5 | Osprey Drone surveillance system | Fairchild Aircraft | |
AN/USD-501 | CL-89 surveillance drone | Canadair | |
AN/USD-502 | CL-289 surveillance drone | Canadair |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/USQ-17 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | |
AN/USQ-20 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | |
AN/USQ-144 | Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) | ||
AN/USQ-124 | Tactical Intelligence (TACINTEL) | ||
AN/USQ-148 | SCI Networks | ||
AN/USQ-163 | Falconer regional Air Operations Center | ||
AN/USQ-208 | Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/USR-1 | Airborne surveillance receiver | Watkins-Johnson |
UYx - Utility Computer Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYA-1 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/UYA-4 | Tactical display system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYK-1 | Submarine-based computer for TRANSIT (NAVSAT) location system, also called TRW-130 | Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation (now TRW Inc.) | |
AN/UYK-3 | Sea-based Outstation Processor Unit computer, also called BR-133 | Bunker Ramo (subsidiary of Honeywell) | |
AN/UYK-7 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | |
AN/UYK-8 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/UYK-19 | Naval electronic warfare computer | ||
AN/UYK-20 | Sea-based minicomputer | Naval Tactical Data System | |
AN/UYK-43 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | |
AN/UYK-44 | Sea-based minicomputer | Naval Tactical Data System |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYQ-21 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/UYQ-70 | Sea-based workstation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYS-1 | Acoustic sonobuoy processor | ||
AN/UYS-2 | Acoustic sonobuoy processor |
V
[edit]VPx - Vehicular Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/VPS-2 | Range-only radar | M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/VRC-3 | Signal Corps Radio SCR-300 with power pack | ||
AN/VRC-5 | Signal Corps Radio SCR-508 with separately mounted transmitter and receiver | ||
AN/VRC-12 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system[204][156] | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-43 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-44 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-45 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-46 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-47 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-48 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-49 | VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[204] | ||
AN/VRC-87 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range | ||
AN/VRC-88 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range | ||
AN/VRC-89 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range with man-pack accessories | ||
AN/VRC-90 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range | ||
AN/VRC-91 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range with man-pack accessories | ||
AN/VRC-92 | VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range |
W
[edit]WLx - Water Countermeasures Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WLD-1 | Remote Minehunting System (RMS) | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | Lockheed Martin |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WLQ-4 | Sea Nymph submarine Electronic Support Measures (ESM) SIGINT system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WLR-1 | Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver for surface ships and submarines | ||
AN/WLR-8 | Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver, part of the Ships Advanced Electronic Warfare (SAEW) package for surface ships and submarines |
WQx - Water Sonar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WQX-2 | Diver detection sonar (DDS) |
Z
[edit]ZPx - Airborne Vehicle Radar Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ZPY-1 | Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight (STARLite) radar | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/ZPY-2 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) radar | RQ-4 Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman[205] |
ZSx - Airborne Vehicle Special Systems
[edit]Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ZSQ-2 | Electro-optical assault/attack sensor | United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) MH-47G Chinook, MH-60M Blackhawk | Raytheon[206] |
See also
[edit]- Joint Electronics Type Designation System – Unclassified designation system for United States military electronic equipment - The AN/ system defined
- Signal Corps Radio – U.S. Army radio systems
- Category:Military electronics of the United States
- Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists
Lists
[edit]- List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces
- List of equipment of the United States Air Force
- List of equipment of the United States Army
- List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
- List of equipment of the United States Marine Corps
- List of equipment of the United States Navy
- List of United States Radars
- List of U.S. Signal Corps Vehicles (V-list)
- List of World War II electronic warfare equipment
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Further reading
[edit]- Winkler, David F. (June 1997), Searching the Skies - The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF), Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, retrieved 8 August 2024 (192 pages)
External links
[edit]- MobileRadar.org - Radar Descriptions
- Directory of Communications - Electronic Equipment, JANAP 161, March 1953 (Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication)
- Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And Communications Equipment
- FAS Military Network Aircraft Equipment list
- Navy Training System Plan - FAS Military Network US Navy Shipboard Combat Systems