MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 April 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/FPS-3,-3A *
5840-248-9160
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5840-505-0996 *
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
*Std
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
LS
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Bendix Radio Division of Bendix Aviation Corporation
craft at a range of 300 mi and a height of approximately
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
40,000 ft. At shorter ranges, aircraft at altitudes up to
60,000 ft can be readily detected. The equipment may
Radar Set AN/FPS-3, -3A is a fixed-system, long
be operated in temperatures ranging from -67 deg F to
range radar equipped with MTI and normally employed
plus 140 deg F with humidity up to 100 percent, and at
as part of an aircraft early warning network. The
altitudes from sea level
AN/FPS-3, -3A is a capable of detecting heavy bomber
type air
AN/FPS-3: 1
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