AN/FPS-20
Country of Origin: USA
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Beginning with the AN/FPS-20, several designators have applied to variants of this series of search and ground control intercept (GCI) radars. The system is an upgrade of the AN/FPS-3. Radars in this series use a long pulse width that bathes a target in microwaves. Moving target indicator (MTI) processing screens out background clutter and the radars are designed to resist jamming.
The high-power klystron provides a 2 MW output.
Other variants in the FPS-20 family include the...
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