MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 15 April 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/FPS-6B
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5840-679-3304
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Ltd Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: General Electric Company
feet for miles, targets within the elevation limit of minus
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
2 degrees and plus 32 degrees. The AN/FPS-6B is
normally used with a search radar of comparable range
Radar Set AN/FPS-6B is an air transportable, high
capability and derives its power from the same source
power, long range, fixed height finding radar that has a
that supplies the search radar.
maximum slant range of 300 nautical miles and a height
finding capability of 100,000
AN/FPS-6B: 1
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