AN/TPS-34

The AN/TPS-34 is a tactical air defense early-warning radar, providing three-dimensional data on high speed aircraft and missile targets to an air defense network. Unlike most other 3-D radars, the TPS-34 uses the V-beam technique, in which the difference in bearing generated by two antennas mounte d at an angle to each other yields the altitude of the target. The system can be transported by helicopter and be operational within eight hours of movement

No longer in service.

 Unisys (formerly Sperry Corp.), New York, N.Y.

 Contractor:
 Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems, Great Neck, N.Y.

 BAND
                     L (40-60 GHz)

 WEIGHTS
                     440.9 lb (200 kg)

 FREQUENCY
                     1250-1350 Mhz

 AERIAL ROTATION
                     6 rpm

 BEAM WIDTH
    Vertical         slant beam 2.2 deg, vertical beam 1.6 deg
    Horizontal       2.2 deg

 PEAK POWER
                     5000 kW x2

 PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY (PRF) 
                     295

 PULSE LENGTH
                     6.1

 RANGE
    Accuracy         ±2 nm at 250 nm
    Resolution       1,500 yards

 HEIGHT ACCURACY
                     ±2,500 feet at 125 nm

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