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AN/SPS-37

Country of Origin: USA

The AN/SPS-37 was a long-range air-search naval radar that was replaced by the AN/SPS-40 and AN/SPS-49 radars. It was a pulse-compression version of the AN/SPS-29. It was previously carried in the nuclear guided-missile cruiser BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25), aircraft carriers and various destroyer classes.

The SPS-29/37/43 used the same antenna, with the SPS-37A and SPS-43A having a larger antenna for longer detection ranges. For example, the SPS-37A was reported to have an effective...

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