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Pages in category "Radars of the United States Air Force" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Radar stations of the United States Air Force" The following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mill Valley Air Force Station' received an AN/FPS-8 in 1955 (subsequently converted to an AN/GPS-3), and during 1956 an AN/FPS-4 height-finder radar operated (superseded by an AN/FPS-6 in 1958.) Mill Valley began operating an AN/FPS-7 search radar 1 in 1960 at facility built in 1959 by the General Electric company.
Squadron Location Nickname Notes: 666th Radar Squadron: Mill Valley AFS: SAGE: 682d Radar Squadron: Almaden AFS: SAGE: 689th Radar Squadron: Mount Hebo AFS: SAGE
Radars of the United States Air Force (1 C, 72 P) Pages in category "Military radars of the United States" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total.
AN/SPS-17 2D air search radar; AN/SPS-29 2D air search radar [52] AN/SPS-30 3D air search radar [52] AN/SPS-32 Part of SCANFAR system. [52] AN/SPS-33 Part of SCANFAR system. [52] AN/SPS-37 2D air search radar [52] AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar [52] AN/SPS-40 2D air search radar [52] AN/SPS-41 Navigational radar for small boats. [53] AN/SPS-43 ...
The Planning Guide for the Third Phase Augmentation Radar Program' was issued 5 April 1954, and the 3rd phase was for 29 stations, many for coverage along the U.S.-Mexican border and the Gulf of Mexico (the Air Force Council had agreed with ADC's request for the third phase on 28 October 1953.) [7] The "resulting 104 stations were all to be ...
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method [1] used to detect and track aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, map weather formations, and terrain.