Country of origin | United States |
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Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company |
Introduced | 1960 |
No. built | 89 |
Type | 3D |
Frequency | S Band |
PRF | 1850 Hz |
Beamwidth | 1.1° × 2.25° |
Pulsewidth | 4 µs |
Range | 296 km (160 nmi) |
Azimuth | Unlimited |
Power | 1 MW |
AN/SPS-39 is a three-dimensional radar was manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Company. It was used by the US Navy as a parabolic-cylinder reflector antenna after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. It was mass-produced based on AN/SPS-26, and was also the first 3D radar deployed by the US Navy in the fleet. It later evolved into an improved AN/SPS-52.