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MWR-05XP (Mobile Weather Radar 2005 X-Band Phased Array).
MWR-05XP Scanning a severe storm in 2009 during the VORTEX 2 project.
Country of originUSA
Introduced2005
No. built1
TypeWeather radar
FrequencyAdjustable 9.37 GHz
PRFAdjustable 1,000 to 10,000 KHz (10,000 KHz Max)
Beamwidth1.8° Azimuth, 2° Elevation
PulsewidthAdjustable 0.1 μs
RPMup to 30 rpm
Diameter1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Azimuth360°
Power~16 kW

The Mobile Weather Radar 2005 X-Band Phased Array, known commonly as MWR-05XP, is a mobile Doppler weather radar phased array system operated and maintained by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies, along with the Naval Postgraduate School Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.