AN/TPY-2 transportable radar

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The AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar, or Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) is a long-range, very high-altitude active digital antenna array surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and air defence systems. It has a range of up to 3,000 kilometres (1,600 nmi; 1,900 mi), depending on target/mode. Manufactured by Raytheon, it is the primary radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, but also cues the AN/MPQ-53 radar of the MIM-104 Patriot system. Patriot PAC-3 is a lower-altitude missile and air defense system than THAAD. In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/TPY-2" designation represents the second design of an Army-Navy electronic device for ground transportable surveillance radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense and some NATO electronic systems. The TPY-2 is a missile-defense radar that can detect, classify, track and intercept ballistic...

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