AN/SPY-1
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The AN/SPY-1 is a United States Navy passive electronically scanned array (PESA) 3D radar system manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and is a key component of the Aegis Combat System. The system is computer controlled and uses four complementary antennas to provide 360-degree coverage. The system was first installed in 1973 on and entered active service in 1983 as the SPY-1A on . The -1A was installed on ships up to CG-58, with the -1B upgrade first installed on in 1986. The upgraded -1B(V) was retrofitted to existing ships from CG-59 up to the last, .
Key facts
- Radar.name
- AN/SPY-1
- Radar.image
- USS_Lake_Erie_in_port_04017003.jpg
- Radar.caption
- The AN/SPY-1 radar antennas are the light grey octagonal panels on the front and starboard side of the superstructure of .
- Radar.manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Radar.type
- 3D Air search
- Radar.frequency
- S band
- Radar.azimuth
- 0–360°
- Radar.elevation
- Horizon–zenith
- Radar.power
- 6 MW
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- passive electronically scanned array
- Part of
- Aegis Combat System
- Image
- SPY 1 on Lake Erie.jpg
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- Commons category
- AN/SPY-1
- inception
- 1973-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Variants
- Specifications
- Operators
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The AN/SPY-1 is a United States Navy passive electronically scanned array (PESA) 3D radar system manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and is a key component of the Aegis Combat System. The system is computer controlled and uses four complementary antennas to provide 360-degree coverage. The system was first installed in 1973 on and entered active service in 1983 as the SPY-1A on . The -1A was installed on ships up to CG-58, with the -1B upgrade first installed on in 1986. The upgraded -1B(V) was retrofitted to existing ships from CG-59 up to the last, .
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPY-1" designation represents the first design of an Army-Navy electronic device for surface ship surveillance radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AN/SPY-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.