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| Country of origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Introduced | Canceled 1963 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Type | 3D Air-search and tracking |
| Range | 110 nmi Maximum |
| Azimuth | 0 to 360° |
The AN/SPG-59 was an advanced PESA phased array radar developed by the U.S. Navy starting in 1958. It was one of the earliest phased array radars. AN/SPG-59 was intended to offer search, track and guidance from a single radar system and antenna as part of the Typhon combat system. Paired with the new Typhon missile, the system was to provide wide-area air defense out to about 110 nautical miles (200 km) from suitable anti-aircraft cruisers. Both the radar and missile proved to be well beyond the state of the art of the era, and the project was eventually canceled in December 1963.[1]
- ^ Dranidis, Dimitris V. Shipboard Phased-Array Radars Archived 2017-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. Waypoint Magazine. February 2003. (Written to support wargames, but informative.)