AN/SPG-55

AN/SPG-55
USS Mahan (DDG-42) with Mark 10 Terrier/Standard missile launcher
Country of originUnited States
TypeMissile fire-control
Frequency
PRF427 Hz [3]
Range300,000 yd (150 nmi)[3]
PrecisionFire control quality three-dimensional data
Rear view of the AN/SPG-55B aboard USS Worden (CG-18).

The AN/SPG-55 was an American tracking / illumination radar for Terrier and RIM-67 Standard missiles (SM-1ER/SM-2ER). It was used for target tracking and surface-to-air missile guidance as part of the Mk 76 missile fire control system.[4] It was controlled by a UNIVAC 1218 computer.

  1. ^ Couhat, Jean Labayle; McDonald, James J. (1976). Combat Fleets of the World, 1976/77: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament. Naval Institute Press. p. 450. ISBN 9780853684107.
  2. ^ a b Saraparung, Sukij (December 1974). A Study of the World's Naval Surface-to-Air Missile Defense Systems (Thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. p. 55.
  3. ^ a b Friedman, Norman (January 1, 1981). Naval Radar. Conway. pp. 179–180. ISBN 9780851772387.
  4. ^ "MK 76 Missile Fire Control System". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.


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