AN/SPS-39
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AN/SPS-39 is a three-dimensional radar was manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Company. It was used by the US Navy as a parabolic-cylinder reflector antenna after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. It was mass-produced based on AN/SPS-26, and was also the first 3D radar deployed by the US Navy in the fleet. It later evolved into an improved AN/SPS-52.
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- On board ships
- {{Flagicon|US|variant=naval}} United States
- {{Flagicon|Japan|variant=naval}} Japan
- {{Flagicon|Germany|variant=naval}} Germany
- {{Flagicon|France|variant=naval}} France
- {{Flagicon|Italy|variant=naval}} Italy
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AN/SPS-39 is a three-dimensional radar was manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Company. It was used by the US Navy as a parabolic-cylinder reflector antenna after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. It was mass-produced based on AN/SPS-26, and was also the first 3D radar deployed by the US Navy in the fleet. It later evolved into an improved AN/SPS-52.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPS-39" designation represents the 39th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for surface ship search radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
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