MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR BEACON
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/UPN-3
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: F5825-302-8066
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York
Illustration not Available.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
approximately 25 miles.
It is capable of being
interrogated by "X" band airborne radars and beacon
The AN/UPN-3 is a portable transponder designed for
function and replying with a coded signal permitting the
ground operation in conjunction with airborne radar
beacon to be located in range and azimuth.
equipment. It is an "XA" band beacon, having a range
of
AN/UPN-3: 1
Previous Page
