RODEO 2

The RODEO 2 was a two-dimensional, vehicle-mounted, low-altitude aircraft tracking system. The radar system was a derivative of the RA20S fire-control radar and could be used to direct up to three anti-aircraft vehicles simultaneously.

The pulse-Doppler radar used a track-while-scan (TWS) technique and could support an identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) transponder. A memory bank allowed the radar to identify helicopters flying at low altitude or hovering over a target. The 143-lb...