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	The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by ]'s Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.		The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by ]'s Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.

	The TPS-43 uses multiple ]s and an ] to rapidly scan its ] vertically while the entire antenna system rotates to scan in azimuth. By comparing the relative power of a return in one or more of the vertical feed horns, the target altitude can be determined. Since its introduction in 1966 it has undergone many modifications. In later versions, the organ-pipe was replaced by a ] matrix to produce ] that had the same output pattern but had no moving parts. Many more upgrades were made to the transmitter and receiver as ] were able to handle increased power loads.		The TPS-43 uses multiple ]s and an ] to rapidly scan its ] vertically while the entire antenna system rotates to scan in azimuth. By comparing the relative power of a return in one or more of the vertical feed horns, the target altitude can be determined. Since its introduction in 1966 it has undergone many modifications. In later versions, the organ-pipe was replaced by a ] matrix to produce ] that had the same output pattern but had no moving parts. Many more upgrades were made to the transmitter and receiver as ] were able to handle increased power loads.

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	The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.		The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by ]'s Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.

	The TPS-43 uses multiple ]s and an ] to rapidly scan its ] vertically while the entire antenna system rotates to scan in azimuth. By comparing the relative power of a return in one or more of the vertical feed horns, the target altitude can be determined. Since its introduction in 1966 it has undergone many modifications. In later versions, the organ-pipe was replaced by a ] matrix to produce ] that had the same output pattern but had no moving parts. Many more upgrades were made to the transmitter and receiver as ] were able to handle increased power loads.		The TPS-43 uses multiple ]s and an ] to rapidly scan its ] vertically while the entire antenna system rotates to scan in azimuth. By comparing the relative power of a return in one or more of the vertical feed horns, the target altitude can be determined. Since its introduction in 1966 it has undergone many modifications. In later versions, the organ-pipe was replaced by a ] matrix to produce ] that had the same output pattern but had no moving parts. Many more upgrades were made to the transmitter and receiver as ] were able to handle increased power loads.

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	* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}		* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}


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	The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}		The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}

	This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>		This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>

	== Users ==		== Users ==

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	The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.		The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.
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	The AN/TPS-43 is a ground-based, non-fixed (i.e.: transportable) search radar.<ref group=n>The US Military description for radar type '''TPS''' is "Ground, Transportable; Radar; Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search".</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_types.html\|title=radar_types\|work=mobileradar.org}}</ref> The entire system can be broken down and packed into two ] for road transport.		The AN/TPS-43 is a ground-based, non-fixed (i.e.: transportable) search radar.<ref group=n>The US Military description for radar type '''TPS''' is "Ground, Transportable; Radar; Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search".</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_types.html\|title=radar_types\|work=mobileradar.org}}</ref> The entire system can be broken down and packed into two ] for road transport.

	An updated version replacing the original ] and ] with a ] was originally known as the TPS-43E2, but emerged as a much more modern system and was renamed the ]. TPS-75 is the current transportable air control and warning (AC&W) radar used by the United States Air Force.{{cn\|date=November 2017}}		An updated version replacing the original ] and ] with a ] was originally known as the TPS-43E2, but emerged as a much more modern system and was renamed the ]. TPS-75 is the current transportable air control and warning (AC&W) radar used by the United States Air Force.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}

	== Variants ==		== Variants ==
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	The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{cn\|date=November 2017}}		The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}

	This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>		This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>
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	* ] - In the early 1980s six sets were purchased, one was lost in the Falklands War.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091735/http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/defensa/070605.html \|date=2016-03-04 }} ''(accessed 2015-01-02)''</ref>		* ] - In the early 1980s six sets were purchased, one was lost in the Falklands War.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091735/http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/defensa/070605.html \|date=2016-03-04 }} ''(accessed 2015-01-02)''</ref>

	* ] - 4 (Status Uncertain) <ref name="sipri1"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php# \|date=14 April 2010 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.</ref>		* ] - 4 (Status Uncertain) <ref name="sipri1"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php# \|date=14 April 2010 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.</ref>
	* ] <ref>{{Cite web \|title=The AN/TPS-43M radar of the Mobile Air Control Group reaches 1,000 operational hours in the area of operations - EMAD \|url=https://emad.defensa.gob.es/en/operaciones/operaciones-en-el-exterior/37-OTAN-EAP/noticias/listado/221209-1000h-radar-tigru.html \|access-date=2023-10-17 \|website=emad.defensa.gob.es}}</ref>		* ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The AN/TPS-43M radar of the Mobile Air Control Group reaches 1,000 operational hours in the area of operations - EMAD \|url=https://emad.defensa.gob.es/en/operaciones/operaciones-en-el-exterior/37-OTAN-EAP/noticias/listado/221209-1000h-radar-tigru.html \|access-date=2023-10-17 \|website=emad.defensa.gob.es}}</ref>

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{~~commonscat~~\|AN/TPS-43}}		{{commons category\|AN/TPS-43}}
	* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}		* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			{{Portal\|Electronics}}

			*{{anl\|Joint Electronics Type Designation System}}
			*]
	* ] radar		* ] radar
	* ] radar		* ] radar

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	The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.		The '''AN/TPS-43''' is a transportable air search ] produced in the ] originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by ]. It is used primarily for ] and ], often for control over an associated ] battery or ]. It is designed to be transported in two ]s and easily air-transportable on two pallets.
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	The AN/TPS-43 is a ground-based, non-fixed (i.e.: transportable) search radar.<ref group=n>The US Military description for radar type '''TPS''' is "Ground, Transportable; Radar; Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search".</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_types.html\|title=radar_types\|work=mobileradar.org}}</ref> The entire system can be broken down and packed into two ] for road transport.		The AN/TPS-43 is a ground-based, non-fixed (i.e.: transportable) search radar.<ref group=n>The US Military description for radar type '''TPS''' is "Ground, Transportable; Radar; Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search".</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_types.html\|title=radar_types\|work=mobileradar.org}}</ref> The entire system can be broken down and packed into two ] for road transport.

	An updated version replacing the original ] and ] with a ] was originally known as the TPS-43E2, but emerged as a much more modern system and was renamed the ]. TPS-75 is the current transportable air control and warning (AC&W) radar used by the United States Air Force.{{cn\|date=November 2017}}		An updated version replacing the original ] and ] with a ] was originally known as the TPS-43E2, but emerged as a much more modern system and was renamed the ]. TPS-75 is the current transportable air control and warning (AC&W) radar used by the United States Air Force.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}

	== Variants ==		== Variants ==
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	The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{cn\|date=November 2017}}		The AN/TPS-43 completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}}

	This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>		This radar was deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ] and survived two British attacks with ] anti radar missiles on May 31 and June 3.<ref>''Vulcan: God of Fire'', p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).</ref> One of the radars was captured by British forces after the Argentine surrender and deployed at ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/buchan\|title=Subbrit:RSG: Sites: RAF Buchan: (former, ROTOR R3 GCI Radar Station 'GBU')\|work=subbrit.org.uk}}</ref> Another set installed at ], in the mainland, was used to guide Argentine attacks on the British fleet.<ref>''Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'', p.82, Pen and Sword (2014).</ref>
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	* ] - In the early 1980s six sets were purchased, one was lost in the Falklands War.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091735/http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/defensa/070605.html \|date=2016-03-04 }} ''(accessed 2015-01-02)''</ref>		* ] - In the early 1980s six sets were purchased, one was lost in the Falklands War.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091735/http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/defensa/070605.html \|date=2016-03-04 }} ''(accessed 2015-01-02)''</ref>

	* ] - 4 (Status Uncertain) <ref name="sipri1"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php# \|date=14 April 2010 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.</ref>		* ] - 4 (Status Uncertain) <ref name="sipri1"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php# \|date=14 April 2010 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.</ref>
	* ] <ref>{{Cite web \|title=The AN/TPS-43M radar of the Mobile Air Control Group reaches 1,000 operational hours in the area of operations - EMAD \|url=https://emad.defensa.gob.es/en/operaciones/operaciones-en-el-exterior/37-OTAN-EAP/noticias/listado/221209-1000h-radar-tigru.html \|access-date=2023-10-17 \|website=emad.defensa.gob.es}}</ref>		* ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The AN/TPS-43M radar of the Mobile Air Control Group reaches 1,000 operational hours in the area of operations - EMAD \|url=https://emad.defensa.gob.es/en/operaciones/operaciones-en-el-exterior/37-OTAN-EAP/noticias/listado/221209-1000h-radar-tigru.html \|access-date=2023-10-17 \|website=emad.defensa.gob.es}}</ref>

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==
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	{{~~commonscat~~\|AN/TPS-43}}		{{commons category\|AN/TPS-43}}
	* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}		* {{cite web\|url=http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|title=Armamento - Material Terrestre - Sistema de Radares Westinghouse AN-TPS43 y W-430 \|language=es \|website=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (sitio oficial) \|publisher=Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) \|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina \|access-date=6 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020036/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/material/an-tps43.html \|archive-date=24 September 2015 }}