FYQ-9 Long Range Search Data Processing and Display System - A Search Data Processing and Display System system built to semiautomatically process radar tracks in the Alaska Air Defense System 1965-1983.
The FYQ-9 System was envisioned with several goals in mind. These included replacing the slow and labor intensive process of manually plotting radar tracks and manually "Telling" the tracks up the chain of command. Decision making was required at each level to insure that only the important tracks reached the NORAD Combat Operations Center in Colorado and that the appropriate action was taken at each intermediate level. Automating the "Telling" function greatly sped up the process and required significantly fewer operations personnel at the remote radar sites.
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
MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
Aerospace Control and Warning Systems Operator, AFSC 27650, Atmospheric Systems, Vol 4, USAF Extension Course Institute, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Online at Google Books.
Sturm, Thomas A., Command and Control for North American Air Defense 1959-1963 (U), USAF Historical Division Liaison Office, Jan 1965, Pdf
