AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder

Country of Origin: USA

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The AN/TPQ-36 is a member of the Firefinder family of mortar-locating radars, the other system being the longer range and less mobile AN/TPQ-37 . The short-range TPQ-36 was designed to replace the AN/MPQ-4 mortar-locating radar, but it can also locate rocket and artillery launch sites. However, it is unlikely that the system would be able to track rocket-assisted projectiles due to their non-ballistic trajectory.

The system can also be used to correct friendly fire. The TPQ-36 has...

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