MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 March 1965
ITEM: RENDEZVOUS RADAR BEACON SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/APN-135
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Std
Mfg (s) Name or Code Number: Bendix Corporation (77068)
appropriate beacon interrogation facilities. In response
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
to proper interrogation signals from a radar system, the
beacon transmits a coded reply which results in a
The AN/APN-135 is an airborne X-band radar beacon
presentation on the radar display indicating the range,
designed to serve as a navigational aid. The beacon is
bearing, and identity of the beacon-equipped aircraft.
used in conjunction with in-flight refueling tankers with
X-band radar systems equipped with
AN/APN-135: 1
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