RADAR |
MODIFICATION |
NEW TYPE NUMBER |
REMARKS |
AN/FPS-3 |
NEW |
AN/FPS-3 |
|
AN/MPS-7 |
NEW |
AN/MPS-7 |
MOBILE VERSION OF AN/FPS-3 |
AN/FPS-3 |
NUMEROUS |
AN/FPS-3A |
|
AN/FPS-3 |
GPA-27 |
AN/FPS-20 |
|
AN/MPS-7 |
GPA-58 |
AN/FPS-20 |
|
AN/FPS-3A |
GPA-57 |
AN/FPS-20 |
|
AN/FPS-3 |
GPA-27A |
AN/FPS-508 |
BUILT IN CANADA FOR CANADIAN SITES |
AN/FPS-3A |
GPA-57A |
AN/FPS-20A |
|
AN/FPS-3 |
GPS-27A |
AN/FPS-20A |
|
AN/FPS-20B |
NEW |
AN/FPS-20B |
PRODUCED WITH GE ANTENNA, EARLY VERSION OF AT-1072 |
AN/FPS-20 |
GPA-102 |
AN/FPS-64 |
ECCM MODIFICATION |
AN/FPS-20 |
GPA-103 |
AN/FPS-65 |
ECCM MODIFICATION WITH VELOCITY FILTER |
AN/FPS-20A |
GPA-102 |
AN/FPS-66 |
ECCM MODIFICATION |
AN/FPS-20A |
GPA-103 |
AN/FPS-67 |
ECCM MODIFICATION WITH VELOCITY FILTER |
AN/FPS-67A |
NEW |
AN/FPS-67A |
2 SYSTEMS PRODUCED WITH GE ANTENNA AT-1072 |
AN/FPS-20 |
OA-4831 |
AN/FPS-87 |
CANADIAN BUILT ECCM MODIFICATION |
AN/FPS-20A |
OA-4831 |
AN/FPS-87A |
CANADIAN BUILT ECCM MODIFICATION |
AN/FPS-20A |
BADGE 412-L |
AN/FPS-82 |
ECCM MODIFICATION |
AN/FPS-20 |
MK-747 |
AN/FPS-91 |
RAYTHEON ANTENNA, BANDPASS FILTER, DUAL HI-POWER ROTARY JOINT MOD |
AN/FPS-20A |
MK-747 |
AN/FPS-91A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-87 |
MK-747 |
AN/FPS-93 |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-87A |
MK-747 |
AN/FPS-93A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-64 |
MK-748 |
AN/FPS-64A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-65 |
MK-748 |
AN/FPS-65A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-66 |
MK-748 |
AN/FPS-66A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-67 |
MK-748 |
AN/FPS-67B |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/FPS-20 |
BLUE PEARL |
AN/FPS-100 |
REMANUFACTURED & UPGRADED TO INCLUDE NEW ANTENNA, LOW NOISE FRONT END |
AN/FPS-20A |
BLUE PEARL |
AN/FPS-100A |
SAME AS ABOVE |
AN/MPS-7 |
GPA-59 |
AN/GPS-4 |
MOBILE RADAR HIGH POWER MAGNETRON, NEW MTI |
AN/FPS-20/20A |
GENERAL DYNAMICS |
AN/FPS-113 |
DIGITAL MTI |
FAA MODIFICATIONS
AS THE MANNED BOMBER THREAT DECLINED THE FAA TOOK OVER MANY OF THE DEACTIVATED RADAR SITES. SOME WERE JOINT USE WHILE OTHER SITES WERE FAAONLY. TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED. THE RESULTANT RADAR BECAME KNOWN AS THE ARSR-60. THESE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:
JAPANESE MODIFICATIONS
THE JAPANESE MODIFIED A NUMBER OF AN/FPS-20/FPS-20A RADAR SETS TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING:
AFTER MODIFICATIONS, THESE RADARS WERE KNOW AS AN/FPS-20/20A JAPAN
INDIAN AIR FORCE
THE INDIAN AIR FORCE MODIFIED THEIR AN/FPS-100A RADARS WITH THE BENDIX RADAR PROCESSOR BRP-150. THIS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING:
THAI AIR FORCE
THE THAI AIR FORCE MODIFIED THEIR AN/FPS-100A RADARS WITH THE BENDIX BRP-150A. THIS MODIFICATION WAS AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE BRP-150.
U.S. NAVY
THE US NAVY MODIFIED TWO AN/FPS-20A RADARS WITH THE BRP-150A
NOMENCLATURE CHANGES
THE US AIR FORCE DECIDED TO CHANGE ALL FPS-20 RADAR FAMILY NOMENCLATURETO AN/FPS-20(A..T). NO DOCUMENTATION WAS CHANGED. THOSE WORKING WITH THE RADARS IDENTIFIED THEM BY THE TECHNICAL ORDERS WHICH WERE NEVER CHANGED.
[Source of information . Bendix documents, Bendix engineer notes]