MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR BEACON
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/DPN-17B
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Meg(s) Name or Code Number: Motorola Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois
guidance systems. The AN/DPN-17B receives radar
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
transmitted pulses and transmits reply pulses at a
pretuned frequency for use as radar tracking range.
The Radar Beacon AN/DPN-17B is designed for use
in piloted and pilotless aircraft and functions in missile
AN/DPN-17B: 1