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] The

N/TPS-43 is

tr

nsport

ble 3-dimension

l

ir se

rch ] produced in the ] origin

lly by Westinghouse Defense

nd Electronic Division, which w

s l

ter purch

sed by ].

Description

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N/TPS-43 is

ground-b

sed, non-fixed (i.e.: tr

nsport

ble) se

rch r

d

r. The entire system c

n be broken down

nd p

cked into two ] for ro

d tr

nsport. The TPS-43E2 w

s redesign

ted the ] which is the current tr

nsport

ble

ir control

nd w

rning (

C&W) r

d

r used by the United St

tes

ir Force.

V
ri
nts

In

ddition to the b

sic TPS-43 sever

l v

ri

nts were developed.

  • TPS-43
    (
    ntenn
    tilt; new IFF)
  • TPS-43B (enl
    rged shelter; ch
    nges to tr
    nsmitter)
  • TPS-43C / 43CX (incre
    sed reli
    bility; IFF improvements)
  • TPS-43D / 43DX (ISLS
    dded; m
    ximum detection r
    nge incre
    sed)
  • TPS-43E (m
    jor redesign; improvements to electronics, mech
    nics
    nd shelter)
  • TPS-43F / subv
    ri
    nts V1 to V6 (m
    jor redesign; enl
    rged shelter, improved electronics; incre
    sed reli
    bility)
  • TPS-43G
  • TPS-43M (improved electronics; incre
    sed dyn
    mic r
    nge; improved IFF incorpor
    ting sever
    l modules in
    single unit)
  • TPS-430

Oper
tion
l History

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N/TPS-43 completed development in 1963

nd entered US service in 1968. This r

d

r w

s deployed by the ] during the 1982 ] to ]

nd survived two British

tt

cks with ]

nti r

d

r missiles on M

y 31

nd June 3. One of the r

d

rs w

s c

ptured by British forces

fter the

rgentine surrender

nd deployed

t ]

nother set inst

lled

t ], in the m

inl

nd, w

s used to guide

rgentine

tt

cks on the British fleet.

Users

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  • {{
    RG}} - ] - In the e
    rly 1980s six sets were purch
    sed, one w
    s lost in the F
    lkl
    nds W
    r.

Specific
tions

  • Weight (including shelter): < 3400 kg
  • Frequency r
    nge: 2.9 to 3.1 GHz (S-B
    nd)
  • Pulse repetition frequency: Fixed: 250 Hz, St
    ggered: Six PRF's
    round 250 Hz
  • Pulse width: 6.5 microseconds
  • Pe
    k power: 4.0 MW
  • ver
    ge power: 6.7 KW
  • Be
    m width (horizont
    l): 1.1 degrees
  • Be
    m width (vertic
    l): 1.5 to 8.1 degrees; tot
    l 20 degree cover
    ge; six st
    cked be
    ms
  • ntenn
    rot
    tion r
    te: 6 rpm
  • M
    ximum displ
    y r
    nge: 450 km
  • ntenn
    ch
    r
    cteristics: Reflector
    perture 14 ft (4.27 m) high by 20 ft 4 in (6.20 m) wide

See
lso

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    d
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    d
    r
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Footnotes

  1. The US Milit
    ry description for r
    d
    r type TPS is "Ground, Tr
    nsport
    ble; R
    d
    r; Detecting, R
    nge
    nd Be
    ring, Se
    rch".

References

Notes

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    n: God of Fire    , p.(TBC), The History Press (2012).
  4. "Subbrit:RSG: Sites: R[[File:Fly.jpg|thumb]]F Buch[[File:Fly.jpg|thumb]]n: (former , ROTOR R3 GCI R[[File:Fly.jpg|thumb]]d[[File:Fly.jpg|thumb]]r St[[File:Fly.jpg|thumb]]tion 'GBU')". subbrit.org.uk. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  5. Exocet F
    lkl
    nds: The Untold Story of Speci
    l Forces Oper
    tions    , p.82, Pen
    nd Sword (2014).
  6. m
    yori
    .com/ES/INVESTIG
    CIONES/defens
    /070605.html Medio siglo de g
    stos p
    r
    l
    Defens
    y l
    Segurid
    d en
    rgentin
    (1976-2006)- 2d
    . P
    rte     Centro de Estudios Nuev
    M
    yorí
    (2007) (
    ccessed 2015-01-02)
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    d
    rtutori
    l.eu    .     {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)

Sources

Extern
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