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#redirect [[General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar]]
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The '''AN/FPS-5''' was a long-range search [[Radar]] used by the [[United States Air Force]] [[Air Defense Command]]. It was produced in the early 1950s by Hazeltine, and deployment was limited.

==References==
{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}
{{AFHRA}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://radomes.org/museum/equip/fps-5.html AN/FPS-6 @ radomes.org]
* Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.

==External links==
{{USAF-stub}}
{{Aerospace Defense Command|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Ground radars]]
[[Category:Military radars of the United States]]
[[Category:Military electronics of the United States]]
[[Category:Equipment of the United States Air Force]]

Revision as of 02:08, 31 December 2010

AN/FPS-5
Country of originUnited States
TypeLong range search radar

The AN/FPS-5 was a long-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command. It was produced in the early 1950s by Hazeltine, and deployment was limited.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • AN/FPS-6 @ radomes.org
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.