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The '''AN/FPS-18''' was a medium-range search [[Radar]] used by the [[United States Air Force]] [[Air Defense Command]]. |
The '''AN/FPS-18''' was a medium-range search [[Radar]] used by the [[United States Air Force]] [[Air Defense Command]]. |
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This medium-range search radar was designed and built by Bendix as a SAGE system gap-filler radar to provide low-altitude coverage. Operating in the S-band at a frequency between 2700 and 2900 MHz, the AN/FPS-18 could detect at a range of 65 miles. |
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The system was deployed in the late 1950s and 1960s at unmanned radar facilities (called "Gap Fillers") designed to fill the low-altitude gaps between manned long-range radar stations. Gaps in coverage existed due to the curvature of the earth, mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and so forth. |
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The typical unmanned gap-filler radar annex was comprised of a small L-shaped cinder-block building, with the radar equipment and the data-transmission equipment in one section and one or more diesel generators in the other section. These unmanned gap-filler sites generally had a three-legged radar tower about 85 feet tall where the AN/FPS-18 Radar was mounted inside a radome. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:47, 29 December 2010
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Type | Medium-range search radar |
The AN/FPS-18 was a medium-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.
This medium-range search radar was designed and built by Bendix as a SAGE system gap-filler radar to provide low-altitude coverage. Operating in the S-band at a frequency between 2700 and 2900 MHz, the AN/FPS-18 could detect at a range of 65 miles.
The system was deployed in the late 1950s and 1960s at unmanned radar facilities (called "Gap Fillers") designed to fill the low-altitude gaps between manned long-range radar stations. Gaps in coverage existed due to the curvature of the earth, mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and so forth.
The typical unmanned gap-filler radar annex was comprised of a small L-shaped cinder-block building, with the radar equipment and the data-transmission equipment in one section and one or more diesel generators in the other section. These unmanned gap-filler sites generally had a three-legged radar tower about 85 feet tall where the AN/FPS-18 Radar was mounted inside a radome.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- AN/FPS-18 @ radomes.org
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
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