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Revision as of 15:30, 29 September 2015

FPS-3 - A long range search radar built by Bendix.

Othello AFS, two FPS 6s on the left, FPS 3 in the bubble and Operations building on the right, circa 1959
FPS-3 search radar
Element Value Notes
Nomenclature FPS-3
Origins CPS-5 Disputed
Manufacturer Bendix Corporation
Type Search
Number Made 48~
IEEE Band L
Frequency 1300 MHz
PRF 440
Pulse Width 2 us
Range 220 nmi Long Range
Altitude 55k
Introduced 1950

See Also:

Sources:

  • Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf

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