Naval
Early S-band RADAR Designations
| Designation | Wavelength | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| CXAM | 150-cm | large surface ships |
| SK-1 | large surface ships | |
| SK-2 | large surface ships | |
| SC | 50-cm | surface ships |
| SF | 10-cm | too heavy for intended use on PT boats, but used on larger ships |
| SG | 10-cm | surface ships |
| SJ | 10-cm | submarines |
| SM | 3-cm | aircraft carriers for direction of night-fighters |
| SO | 10-cm | PT boats |
| SU | 3-cm | Destroyer escorts |
From February 1943 the US used a universal system to identify radar variants, consisting of three letters and a number, respectively designating platform, type of equipment, function, and version. This system was continued after WWII with multiservice designations being prefixed by 'AN/' for Army-Navy.
BuShips 1943 classifications
| Prefix | Designation |
|---|---|
| A | Aircraft, used in combination with other letters |
| B | IFF |
| C | Experimental |
| D | Direction-finding |
| E | Emergency power |
| F | Fire control radar |
| FS | Frequency shift keying |
| G | Aircraft transmitting |
| H | Sonar hoists |
| I | Intercept radar, aircraft only |
| J | Passive sonar, for submarines |
| K | Sonar transmitting |
| L | Precision calibration |
| M | Radio transceiver |
| N | Echo-sounding |
| O | Measuring, for operator training |
| P | Automatic transmitting and receiving |
| Q | Sonar, for surface ships |
| R | Radio receiver |
| S | Search |
| T | Radio transmitter |
| U | Remote control |
| V | Radar display |
| W | Submarine sonar |
| X | Experimental |
| Y | Radar homing beacon |
| Z | Airborne navigational aids, later replaced with ARN and APN |
Multi-service classifications
Multi-service classification codes according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System.
Specific radar systems
- AN/BPS-15 Surface search radar, for submarines.
- AN/BPS-16 Surface search radar, for submarines.
- AN/SPG-49 Illumination and tracking radar associated with RIM-8 Talos fire control system.
- AN/SPG-51 Illumination and tracking radar for Mk74 "Tartar" Guided Missile Fire Control System
- AN/SPG-53 Gunfire control radar.
- AN/SPG-55 Illumination and tracking radar for Terrier Guided Missile Fire Control System.
- AN/SPG-59 Multifunction radar for Typhon combat system. Canceled 1963.
- AN/SPG-60 Illumination and tracking radar.
- AN/SPG-62 Illumination radar for Aegis combat system.
- AN/SPN-35
- AN/SPN-41
- AN/SPN-42
- AN/SPN-43
- AN/SPN-44
- AN/SPN-45
- AN/SPN-46
- AN/SPQ-5 Early beam emitting radar for early model Terrier missiles
- AN/SPQ-9 2D surface search radar
- AN/SPQ-10
- AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy phased array radar
- AN/SPS-6 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-8 2D height finding radar
- AN/SPS-10 2D surface search radar
- AN/SPS-12 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-29 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-30 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-32 Part of SCANFAR system.
- AN/SPS-33 Part of SCANFAR system.
- AN/SPS-37 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-40 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-43 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar (long ranged)
- AN/SPS-52 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-55 2D surface search radar
- AN/SPS-58 Low altitude 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-64 Navigation radar, USN designation for Canadian LN-66 radar
- AN/SPS-67 2D surface search radar
- AN/SPS-73 Surface search radar
- AN/SPW-2 RIM-8 Talos guidance radar
- AN/SPY-1 3D phased array air search radar part of Aegis Combat System
- AN/SPY-2
- AN/SPY-3 3D dual frequency, phased array air search, tracking, and target illumination radar
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