MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR BEACON
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/FPN-10(XN-1)
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Used By
Used By
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Raytheon Manufacturing Company (49956)
with suitable Xs-band radar equipment. It is designed to
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
be capable of operating unattended for a 30-day period.
The AN/FPN-1O(XN-1) is capable of being
The Radar Beacon AN/FPN-1O(XN-1) is a land-
interrogated by any radar set have a transmitted pulse-
based radar navigational aid which automatically gives
width of 2.0 to 2.7 microseconds and transmitted
an identification letter (in Morse code) and range and
of
9335
to
azimuth information to interrogating aircraft equipped
AN/FPN-10(XN-1): 1