AN/TPS-70

{{short description|Military tactical search radar system}}

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AN/TPS-70 is a mobile rotating S band phased array 3D radar produced by Westinghouse (Northrop Grumman).{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/an-tps-70.htm|title=AN/TPS-70|date=9 January 1999|last=Pike|first=John|website=FAS Military Analysis Network}} It can track 500 targets, displaying target range, height, azimuth, identification friend or foe (IFF) information from an altitude of 0 to {{convert|100,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} to a maximum range of {{convert|240|nmi|km|abbr=off}}. It is the successor of the AN/TPS-43. The TPS-70 tactical radar provides reliability, sensitivity, and accuracy, even in the face of jamming and high-clutter conditions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/02.surv/karte023.en.html|title= AN/TPS-70 |website= RadarTutorial.eu |last= Wolff |first= Christian}} It is being replaced by newer systems, but is still in service all around the world.{{Cite web|title=Radar (AN/TPS-70)|url=http://cmano-db.com/pdf/facility/1060/|website=CMANO-db.com|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018231844/https://cmano-db.com/pdf/facility/1060/ |archive-date=18 October 2021 |url-status=dead}}

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/TPS-70" designation represents the 70th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for ground transportable search radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

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Length |4 m

Width |6 m

Status |In service

Commissioned |1986

Frequency |2900–3000 MHz

Pulse-repetition frequency (PRF) |250–275 PPS

Peak power |3.5 MW

Average power |6.2 kW

Range |450 km

Antenna rotation |6 rpm