AN/SPS-10
{{Short description|Naval Radar System}}
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AN/SPS-10 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by Raytheon Technologies. It was used by the US Navy as a surface-search radar after World War II and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-10B, AN-SPS/10E, and AN/SPS-10F.{{Cite web|title=AN/SPS-10 - Radartutorial|url=https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/11.ancient/karte075.en.html|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.radartutorial.eu|language=en}}
AN/SPS-10
It was first introduced in 1959 during the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization, in which it was equipped aboard {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer|0}}, {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer|0}}, {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer|0}}, and {{sclass|Benson|destroyer|0}} destroyers. It was a standard radar for US Navy ships throughout the subsequent phases of the Cold War.
By 1998, the radar had been replaced in service by AN/SPS-55.{{Cite web|title=AN/SPS-10|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-sps-10.htm|access-date=2021-06-16|website=fas.org}}{{Cite web|title=AN/SPS-10 Surface Search Radar|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/an-sps-10.htm|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}
= On board ships =
See also
{{Portal|Electronics}}
{{commons category}}
- List of radars
- List of military electronics of the United States
- Radar configurations and types
- Surface-search radar
- {{annotated link|Joint Electronics Type Designation System}}
Citations
References
- Norman Friedman (2006). [https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Naval_Institute_Guide_to_World_Naval.html?hl=ja&id=4S3h8j_NEmkC The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems]. Naval Institute Press. ISBN {{ill|9781557502629|ja|特別:文献資料/9781557502629|vertical-align=sup}}
- Self-Defense Force Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asaun News Agency. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9
Category:Military radars of the United States