TPN-12 Radar Surveillance Precision Radar Set (8466)

Photo of a Bendix AN/TPN-12 GCA/PAR radar at Castle Air Museum, CA, USA. Photo uploaded by Ron Gilbert on ipernity under a CC-BY license.

The lighweight AN/TPN-12 radar operates in X-Band (9000-9160 MHz). The operator console includes a PPI scope for surveillance mode and a B-scan scope for precision approach. PRF is 1500 Hz, pulse width is 550 ns (0.55 µs), peak power 150 kW and average power 120 W. It has a range of 40 nm and a range resolution of 300 ft (100 m).

The Swedish Air Force has adopted this radar as Landningsradar PN-67/T.

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