AN/TPS-72

AN/TPS-72 is a planar array, E\F band air search radar based on the AN/TPS-43 and produced by Westinghouse.

The AN/TPS-72 is a short range to medium range radar.[1][2]

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/TPS-72" designation represents the 72nd design of an Army-Navy electronic device for ground transportable search radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

References

  1. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H. (2016). After the Storm: The Changing Military Balance in the Middle East (Revised ed.). London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 599. ISBN 9781474292573.
  2. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H. (2018). Saudi Arabia: Guarding the Desert Kingdo (Revised ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 171. ISBN 0813332419.

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