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AN/FPS-80

Early Warning Radar
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Basic Information
Name
AN/FPS-80
Designation
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Early Warning Radar
Manufacturer
General Electric
Date of Introduction
Description

The AN/FPS-80 was a UHF-band early warning and tracking radar manufactured by General Electric in the United States. Designed to be integrated with an electronic intelligence sensor for enhanced target identification, the sole unit was installed on Shemya Island, Alaska, becoming operational on April 1, 1962. It featured a mechanically steered 60-foot dish antenna, housed under a radome near an AN/FPS-17 radar. In 1964, the system underwent a modernization program codenamed Blue Fox, which upgraded it to L-band operation and redesignated it as the AN/FPS-80(M). Both radars at Shemya were eventually replaced in 1977 by the more advanced AN/FPS-108 phased-array radar.

Technical Characteristics
frequency UHF band
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category Air Defense Radars
Land > Radars > Air Defense Radars
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
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