MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/SPS-16(XN-1)
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baltimore, Md.
range indicator and PPI indicator in the indicator
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
console. An additional video output, sweep trigger and
bearing data are provided for remote indicating units of
The AN/SPS-16(XN-1) is a lightweight shipborne
the VE, VJ or VK type. The equipment may be operated
radar equipment designed for long range search and
locally by controls on the Radar Receiver-Transmitter or
capable of detecting both aircraft and surface craft.
remotely by controls
Detected targets are displayed on both the
AN/SPS-16(XN-1): 1