MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/BPS-4
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: F5840-548-7666
F5840-669-8067 W/S
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION Ltd Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, Maryland
ranges up to 30, 000 yards at altitudes up to 10, 000
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
feet. The secondary objective is to detect and give
range and bearing information on surface targets at any
The AN/BPS-4 is a short range air and surface
range up to 30, 000 yards when the submarine is fully
search radar designed primarily for installation on
surfaced.
It may also be used as a keyed
submarines. The primary objective is to detect aircraft
targets and provide range and bearing information at
AN/BPS-4: 1
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