MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/CPS-6B
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5840-249-6610
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: General Electric Company
equipment has provisions for operational use of video
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
mapping, direction finding, and identification equipment.
Terminal facilities are also provided for voice, code or
Radar Set AN/CPS-6B is a fixed station, air
telegraph, and radio or wire communications. AN/CPS-
transportable, high power, long range search and height
6B is equipped with MTI and many remote operating
finding radar set that is used for aircraft early warning
facilities.
and ground controlled intercept applications. The set
has a maximum range of 265 naut mi and a height
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
finding capability of 40,000 ft. Facilities are provided for
use of advance filter techniques that eliminate the time
lag inherent in passing plots through a filter room. This
AN/CPS-6B is similar to AN/FPS-10, differing only
in the number of indicators used and in the
AN/CPS-6B: 1
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