This article lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System , beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that also reflect the purpose, uses and manufacturers of each listed item.
A
AN/AAM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Infrared Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AAM-4
Infrared Equipment Test Bench Harness; used with AN/AAA-4
AN/AAM-21
Cathode-Ray Tube Test SetTexas Instruments
AN/AAM-29
Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-14[ 4]
AN/AAM-30
Resolution Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-31
Detecting Set Receiver Test set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-32
Recorder Film Magazine Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-33
Recorder Film Magazine Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-34
Power Supply Control Panel Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-35
Converter Sub-Assembly Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-36
Optical Alignment Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-37
Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-38
Infrared Detection Set Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-39
Electrical Circuit Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-40
Refrigerator Test Set; used with AN/AAS-24
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-54
Infrared /Optical Test SetRF-4C Phantom II
AN/AAM-55
Airborne Laser Tracker Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32
AN/AAM-56
Airborne Laser Tracking Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32
AN/AAM-58
Infrared /Optical Test SetRF-4C Phantom II
AN/AAM-60
Electro-Optical (EO) System Test SetA-6 Intruder , A-7 Corsair II , P-3C Orion , S-3 Viking , OV-1D Mohawk
AN/AAM-82
LANTIRN
AN/AAM-84
Gyro Test Station
AN/AAM-85
LANTIRN
AN/AAM-90
LANTIRN
AN/AAM-94
LANTIRN
AN/AAM-102
Electro-Optical (EO) Systems Test Stand; used with AN/AAR-44
AN/AAQ - Airborne Infrared Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AAQ-4
Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM ) SystemB/EB-66C/E Destroyer , B-52 Stratofortress , RF-4C Phantom II Hallicrafters , Northrop Grumman
AN/AAQ-5
FLIR Night Vision SightUH-1M Iroquois , AH-1 Cobra
AN/AAQ-6
FLIR Electro-Optical (EO) Viewing SystemB-52G/H Stratofortress Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/AAQ-7
Laser Rangefinder System
AC-130A/H Spectre
AN/AAQ-8
Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM ) pod (development of AN/AAQ-4)A-7D Corsair II , F-4 Phantom II Hallicrafters , Northrop Grumman
AN/AAQ-9
FLIR imaging module used in AN/AVQ-26 F-111 Aardvark , A-10 Thunderbolt II , F-4 Phantom II , RF-4C Phantom II
AN/AAQ-10
FLIR HH-53H/MH-53J Pave Low III , MC-130E Combat Talon
AN/AAQ-11
Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor PNVS FLIR , used with AN/ASQ-170
AH-64 Apache Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-12
Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor TADS FLIR turreted sensor for target acquisition, range-finding and target illumination using laser-guided missiles[ 5]
AN/AAQ-13 Pod-mounted radar and FLIR system included in LANTIRN
F-15E Strike Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-14 Pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system included in LANTIRN
F-15E Strike Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-19 Sharpshooter pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system included in LANTIRN [ 6] F-15E Strike Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-20 Pathfinder pod-mounted navigation system simplified AN/AAQ-13[ 7] F-15E Strike Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-21
StarSAFIRE III FLIR pod[ 8]
AN/AAQ-22
StarSAFIRE III FLIR pod[ 8] P-3 Orion , UH-1H , MH-60G
AN/AAQ-24 Nemisis Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM )[ 9] Northrop Grumman [ 10]
AN/AAQ-25
LANTIRN targeting pod F-14 Tomcat
AN/AAQ-26
Infrared (IR) detection setAC-130H Spectre/AC-130U Spooky
AN/AAQ-28 LITENING targeting pod A-10 Thunderbolt II , F-15E Strike Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon , AV-8B Harrier , F/A-18 Hornet , EA-6B Prowler Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
AN/AAQ-32
Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS)
F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 60
AN/AAQ-33 Sniper ATP (Advanced Targeting Pod )A-10 Thunderbolt II , F-16 Fighting Falcon , F-15E Strike Eagle , B-1B Lancer , B-52H Stratofortress Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS)F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/AAQ-39
Electro-optical /Infrared (IR) fire-control system AC-130U Spooky
AN/AAQ-40 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) equivalent to Sniper Extended Range (XR)F-35 Lightning II Lockheed Martin
AN/AAR - Airborne Infrared Receivers
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AAR-4
Infrared (IR) SightF-100 Super Sabre Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/AAR-31
Infrared (IR) detection set for Anti-submarine warfare Barnes Engineering
AN/AAR-34
Infrared (IR) Tracking & Missile Warning System, replacing the AN/ALR-23F-111 Aardvark Cincinnati Electronics
AN/AAR-37
Infrared (IR) DetectorP-3A/B Orion , EP-3E Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/AAR-38
COMPASS COOL Infrared Warning SensorFB-111 Aardvark , F-15 Eagle , F/A-18 Hornet
AN/AAR-40
FLIR SystemC-141B Starlifter , P-3C Orion
AN/AAR-41
Infrared Warning ReceiverUSN
AN/AAR-42
FLIR SystemA-7E Corsair II , A-10 Thunderbolt II
AN/AAR-43
Infrared (IR) warning receiverA-7E Corsair II
AN/AAR-44
Infrared (IR) warning receiverCincinnati Electronics
AN/AAR-45
Thermal Imaging Sight
A-6E Intruder , A-7E Corsair II Cincinnati Electronics
AN/AAR-46
Passive Missile Detector
CH-46 Sea Knight
AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning system Loral Corporation
AN/AAR-54
Missile-launch detector
B-2 Spirit , C-130 Hercules
AN/AAR-56
Missile Approach Warning system F-22 Raptor
AN/AAR-57
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
CH-47 Chinook , UH-60 Black Hawk , AH-64 Apache [ 11]
AN/AAS - Airborne Infrared Search and Detection Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AAS-1
Infrared Scanner (REDBIRD )B-26 Marauder
AN/AAS-14
Infrared Detecting Set, part of AN/UAS-4OV-1C Mohawk
AN/AAS-15
Infrared search and track (IRST) systemF-8 Crusader
AN/AAS-18
Infrared (IR) Reconnaissance SetRF-4B Phantom II , RB-57 Canberra
AN/AAS-21
Infrared (IR) Reconnaissance MapperRA-5C Vigilante
AN/AAS-24
Real-Time Infrared Terrain Imaging Set
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAS-26
FLIR Tropic Moon 3 B-57G Canberra
AN/AAS-27
Downward-Looking Infrared Mapping System
Honeywell
AN/AAS-28
Infrared Detection SystemA-6 Intruder Texas Instruments
AN/AAS-29
Night Vision Set
UH-1H Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/AAS-32
Laser Tracker
AH-1G HueyCobra , OH-58 Kiowa
AN/AAS-33
Detection and Ranging System (DRS), part of the Target Recognition and Attack Multi-sensor (TRAM)
A-6E Intruder , TC-4C Academe Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/AAS-35 Pave Penny A-10A Thunderbolt II , F-16 Fighting Falcon , A-7D Corsair II , F-111 Aardvark , OV-10 Bronco Martin Marietta
AN/AAS-36
FLIR Detection SetP-3C Orion Texas Instruments
AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk pod-mounted FLIR laser designation systemF/A-18 Hornet Lockheed Martin
AN/AAS-42
Infrared search and track (IRST) systemSH-60B Lockheed Martin
AN/AAS-46
FLIR PodF/A-18E/F Super Hornet
AN/AAS-50
FLIR PodF/A-18C/D Hornet
AN/ACC - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Communications
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ACC-1
3-Channel Multiplexer, used with AN/ARC-89
Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
ECI
AN/ACC-2
4-Channel Multiplexer; used with AN/ARC-89
Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
AN/ACC-3
Frequency Division Multiplexer
Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS), E-4B
AN/ACC-4
4-Channel Multiplexer/Demultiplexer
Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
AN/ACC-5
63-Channel Multiplexer
Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
AN/ACC-6
Communications System
EC-135
AN/ADR - Airborne Radioactivity Receivers
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ADR-6
Aerial Radiac System (ARS) nuclear radiation measurement system[ 13]
North American Rockwell
ALx - Piloted Aircraft Countermeasures Systems
AN/ALE - Airborne Countermeasures Ejectors
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ALE-28
Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser set (CMDS)
F-111 Aardvark [ 16] General Dynamics
AN/ALE-29
Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser[ 17]
F-4B/N/J/S Phantom II , F-14A Tomcat
AN/ALE-38
Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser[ 18]
AN/ALE-39
Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser
F-14A/B/D Tomcat , A-6 Intruder , AV-8B Harrier II , F/A-18 Hornet , AH-1 SuperCobra , SH-2 Seasprite , SH-60 Seahawk , UH-1N Twin Huey , CH-53 Sea Stallion [ 19] BAE Systems
AN/ALE-40
Chaff and flare Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS)[ 20]
F-104 Starfighter , F-4 Phantom II
AN/ALE-41
Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser[ 21]
AN/ALE-44
Chaff/flare dispensing pod[ 22]
Tactical, support, drones, and strike aircraft capable of supersonic flight
Southwest Aerospace
AN/ALE-45
Chaff/flare countermeasure dispenser
F-15 Eagle Marconi Electronic Systems [ 23]
AN/ALE-47 Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser, replaced AN/ALE-39
Tracor (now BAE Systems )
AN/ALE-50 Little Buddy passive electronic countermeasure towed decoyF-16 Fighting Falcon , F/A-18E/F Super Hornet , B-1B Lancer Raytheon
AN/ALE-55 Fiber-optic radar jamming and deception towed decoy
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet BAE Systems
AN/ALQ - Airborne Countermeasures Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ALQ-71
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure jamming pod
F-105F Wild Weasel [ 24]
AN/ALQ-87
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure jamming system, replaced by AN/ALQ-119[ 25]
F-100 Super Sabre , F-101 Voodoo , F-105 Thunderchief , F-111 Aardvark , F-4 Phantom II , AC-130 Gunship General Electric
AN/ALQ-91
Internally mounted Microwave communications link jamming station
A-4 Skyhawk , F-14 Tomcat [ 26] Sanders Associates , Magnavox
AN/ALQ-94
Combined pulse mode and Continuous-wave radar (CW) deception and noise jammer (trackbreaker), replaced by AN/ALQ-137
F/EF-111A/E/F Aardvark [ 27] Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-98
Internally mounted C-band broadband noise jamming system[ 28]
A-3 Skywarrior General Instrument
AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS), active electronic countermeasure jammer/deceiver
EA-6B Prowler , EA-18G Growler , EF-111A Raven EDO Corporation
AN/ALQ-100
Internally mounted active Electronic countermeasure system
A-4 Skyhawk , A-7 Corsair II , EA-6 Prowler , F-14 Tomcat [ 29] Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-101 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system
Westinghouse Electronic Systems
AN/ALQ-108
Electronic countermeasure systemE-2C Hawkeye Magnavox [ 30]
AN/ALQ-117
Pave Mint Electronic countermeasure systemB-52 Stratofortress ITT Inc. [ 31] [ 32]
AN/ALQ-119
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure system[ 33]
Westinghouse Electronic Systems [ 34]
AN/ALQ-122
False-target Electronic countermeasure system
B-52G/H Stratofortress , E-3A Sentry Motorola ,[ 35] Northrop Grumman [ 36]
AN/ALQ-123
Infrared (IR) countermeasures for a variety of military and civil aircraftLockheed Martin [ 37]
AN/ALQ-126
Electronic countermeasure pulsed trackbreakerRF-4B Phantom II , EA-6B Prowler [ 38] Sanders Associates [ 39]
AN/ALQ-128
Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS), part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)F-15C Eagle , F-15E Strike Eagle Magnavox [ 40]
AN/ALQ-129
Internally mounted trackbreaker
F-4 Phantom II , F-14 Tomcat , A-7 Corsair II ITT Inc.
AN/ALQ-130
Electronic countermeasure system to disrupt air-defence communicationsA-4 Skyhawk , A-6 Intruder , EA-6 Prowler , A-7 Corsair II , F-4 Phantom II Cutler-Hammer
AN/ALQ-131
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure system
A-10 Thunderbolt II , C-130 Hercules , F-15 Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-132
Electro-optical (EO) Electronic countermeasure system to confuse heat-seeking missiles
Sanders Associates , BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-135 Electronic countermeasure system, a part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)F-15 Eagle , F-15E Strike Eagle Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-136
Electronic countermeasure jammerAH-1 SeaCobra , RC-12 Guardrail , MH-47E Chinook , MH-60 K, AH-64A/D Apache ITT Inc. [ 41]
AN/ALQ-137
Combined pulse mode and CW deception and noise jammer, replaced AN/ALQ-94
F/EF-111A/E/F Aardvark Sanders Associates [ 42]
AN/ALQ-140
Internally mounted Infrared (IR) jammer
F-4 Phantom II Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-142
Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) system, part of LAMPS III system[ 43] SH-60B Seahawk
AN/ALQ-144 Pod-mounted Infrared (IR) jammer
UH-1 Iroquois , AH-1 SuperCobra Sanders Associates , BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-146
Pod-mounted Infrared (IR) jammer[ 44]
CH-46 Sea Knight Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-147 Pylon-mounted Infrared (IR) jammer
OV-1D Mohawk , RV-1D Mohawk Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-149
Electronic countermeasure communications jammer[ 45] EA-6B Prowler
AN/ALQ-151
Quickfix Electronic countermeasure system providing direction finding (DF) , interception and jamming[ 46] EH-1X Iroquois , EH-60A/L Blackhawk , UH-1H Iroquois
AN/ALQ-153 Pulse-Doppler radar tail missile approach warning system [ 47]
B-1 Lancer , B-52 Stratofortress
AN/ALQ-155
Power Management System low band jammer[ 48]
B-52 Stratofortress Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-156
Integrated Defense Avionics missile approach warning system (MAWS)[ 49]
C-23B Sherpa , EH-60A Black Hawk , OV-1D Mohawk , RC-12 Guardrail BAE Systems Electronic Systems (division of BAE Systems Inc. )
AN/ALQ-157 Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM )CH-47 Chinook , C-130 Hercules Loral Space & Communications , BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-161
Electronic countermeasure systemB-1B Lancer [ 50] L3Harris Technologies
AN/ALQ-162
Electronic countermeasure continuous wave (CW) trackbreakerNorthrop Grumman [ 51]
AN/ALQ-164
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure system
AV-8B Harrier [ 52]
AN/ALQ-165
Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ)
F-16 Fighting Falcon , F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ITT Inc. [ 53]
AN/ALQ-166
Countermeasures Set, helicopter-towed, remotely controlled minesweeping system
EDO Corporation [ 54]
AN/ALQ-167
Bullwinkle pod-mounted tactical contingency active Electronic countermeasure systemA-6E Intruder ,
EA-6A/B Prowler , Lockheed EP-3J , F-14A Tomcat , F-14B Tomcat , F/A-18A/B Hornet , F/A-18C/D Hornet , Douglas EC-24A , NKC-135 Big Crow [ 55]
AN/ALQ-171
Conformal Countermeasures System
F-5E/F/G Tiger Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-172 Self-protection system
AC-130H Spectre/AC-130U Spooky , MC-130 Combat Talon , B-52 Stratofortress
AN/ALQ-178
Rapid Alert Programmed Power management of Radar Targets III (RAPPORT III) integrated radar warning and Electronic countermeasure suite[ 56]
Loral Corporation
AN/ALQ-184
Pod-mounted active Electronic countermeasure system, upgraded from AN/ALQ-119
F-4G Phantom II , F-16 Fighting Falcon Raytheon
AN/ALQ-187
Electronic countermeasure , part of the ASPIS systemF-16 Fighting Falcon
AN/ALQ-196
Integrated defensive Electronic countermeasure system
AC-130U Spooky II , MC-130E Combat Talon BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-202
Autonomous Electronic countermeasure jammer
F-16 Fighting Falcon
AN/ALQ-205
Phase-locked omni-directional Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM ) system for rotary wing aircraft (helicopters)[ 57]
AN/ALQ-210
Electronic Support Measures (ESM)CH-148 Cyclone , MH-60R Seahawk Lockheed Martin
AN/ALQ-211
Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures (SIRFC)
CV-22B Osprey , MH-47 Chinook , MH-60 helicopter [ 58] ITT Inc.
AN/ALQ-212
Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM )
CH-47 Chinook BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-213
Electronic Warfare Management Unit (EWMU)F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Terma A/S
AN/ALQ-217
Electronic Support Measures (ESM) setE-2C Hawkeye
AN/ALQ-218 Tactical Jamming Receiver
EA-18G Growler , EA-6B Prowler
AN/ALQ-221 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Electronic Countermeasures system (ECM)U-2 Dragon Lady [ 59] BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-240
Electronic Support Measures (ESM) setP-8 Poseidon
AN/ALQ-250
Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Sustainment System (EPAWSS)[ 60]
F-15 Eagle
AN/ALQ-260 Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) countermeasures decoyF-16 Fighting Falcon Selex ES (now Leonardo S.p.A. )
AN/ALR - Airborne Countermeasures Receivers
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ALR-20 Panoramic radar receiver covering 6 bands of spectrum[ 61]
B-52H Stratofortress
AN/ALR-23
Infrared search and track (IRST) sensorF-14 Tomcat ,[ 62] F-111 Aardvark Avco (subsidiary of Textron )
AN/ALR-45
Compass Tie Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)A-5 Vigilante , F-14 Tomcat Litton Industries
AN/ALR-46 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)F-4 Phantom II , RF-4 Phantom II , F-5 Freedom Fighter , B-52 Stratofortress , CC-130 Dalmo-Victor[ 63]
AN/ALR-56
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)F-15 Eagle , F-16 Fighting Falcon Loral Corporation , Litton Industries [ 64]
AN/ALR-62
Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) System or Countermeasures Receiving Set (CRS)F-111 Aardvark [ 65]
AN/ALR-64
Compass Sail Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[ 66] F-4 Phantom II
AN/ALR-66
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[ 67] F-5 Tiger , P-3C Orion , A-4 Skyhawk , A-7 Corsair II , C-130 Hercules , E-6 Mercury TACAMO , F-4 Phantom II , F-16 Fighting Falcon , SH-2 Seasprite , SH-3 Sea King Northrop Grumman
AN/ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[ 68] AV-8B Harrier II , F-14 Tomcat , F/A-18 Hornet , F/A-18E/F Super Hornet , EA-6B Prowler
AN/ALR-69
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[ 69] B-52H Stratofortress , A-10 Thunderbolt II , AC-130 Spectre , F-16 Fighting Falcon , HH-53 , MC-130 , F-4 Phantom II
AN/ALR-73
Passive Detection System (PDS), Electronic support measures, direction finding
E-2C Hawkeye [ 70] [ 71]
AN/ALR-76
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) replacing the AN/ALR-47[ 72] S-3 Viking , Lockheed EP-3
AN/ALR-94
Self-protection Electronic Warfare (EW) system, detects and responds to surface and airborne threats
F-22 Raptor [ 73] Sanders Associates , General Electric
AMx - Aircraft Meteorological Systems
AN/AMH - Airborne Meteorological Recorders
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AMH-3
Microwave refractometer
E-2C Hawkeye [ 76]
AN/AMQ - Airborne Meteorological Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AMQ-23
Atmospheric meteorological probe measuring temperature and humidity, and transmitting that data to a ground processing facility
Balloon-borne
Geotronics
APx - Piloted Aircraft Radar Systems
AN/APG - Airborne Fire-control Radars
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/APG-1
S-band Intercept RadarP-61 Black Widow
AN/APG-2
S-band Intercept & Gun Laying RadarP-61 Black Widow
AN/APG-3
Tail Gun Laying Radar
B-29 Superfortress General Electric
AN/APG-4
L-band Low Altitude Torpedo release Radar "Sniffer"TBM Avenger
AN/APG-5
S-band Gun Laying/Range-Finding RadarB-17 Flying Fortress , B-24 Liberator , F-86 Sabre
AN/APG-6
L-band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar "Super Sniffer", replace AN/APG-4
AN/APG-7
Glide Bomb Control Radar "Seeking Radar Bomb"
AN/APG-8
S-band Turret Fire Control RadarB-29 Superfortress
AN/APG-9
L-band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-6
AN/APG-10
Weapons System Radar
AN/APG-11
L-band Toss Bombing Radar
AN/APG-12
L-band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replace AN/APG-9
AN/APG-13
S-band Nose Gun Laying Radar "Falcon"B-25 Mitchell General Electric
AN/APG-14
S-band Gun Sight RadarB-29 Superfortress
AN/APG-15
S-band Tail Gun RadarB-29 Superfortress , PB4Y Privateer
AN/APG-16
X-band Gun Laying Radar, replaced AN/APG-2B-32 Dominator , XB-48
AN/APG-17
S-band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-4
AN/APG-18
X-band Turret Control Radar, replaced AN/APG-5Glenn L. Martin Company
AN/APG-19
X-band Fire Control Radar, replaced AN/APG-8 and -18Glenn L. Martin Company
AN/APG-20
S-band Low Altitude Bomb Release Radar, replaced AN/APG-6
AN/APG-21
Ground-Ranging Radar
AN/APG-22
X-band Gun Sight Radar, used with Mk18/23 Lead-computing GunsightsRaytheon
AN/APG-23
Weapons System Radar
B-36 Peacemaker
AN/APG-24
Weapons System Radar
B-36 Peacemaker
AN/APG-25
X-band Gun Tracking RadarF-100 Super Sabre
AN/APG-26
Weapons System Tracking Radar
F3D Skyknight Westinghouse Electric Corporation
AN/APG-27
Tail Gun Radar
XB-46 , XB-48
AN/APG-28
Intercept Radar, replaced AN/APG-1
F-82 Twin Mustang
AN/APG-29
Night/All-Weather Fighter Fire-control Radar
AN/APG-30
X-band Fire Control RadarB-45 Tornado , B-57 Canberra , F-4E Phantom , F-8 Crusader , F-84 Thunderjet , F-86 Sabre , F-100 Super Sabre , FJ-2 Fury , F2H Banshee Sperry Corporation
AN/APG-31
Gun Laying Radar
B-57 Canberra Raytheon
AN/APG-32
X-band Tail Turret Autotrack RadarB-36 Peacemaker , B-47 Stratojet General Electric
AN/APG-33
X-band Fire Control RadarTB-25K Mitchell (trainer) , F-94 Starfire , F-89 Scorpion Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/APG-34
Computing Radar Gunsight
F-104 Starfighter
AN/APG-35
Weapon Systems Tracking Radar, replaced AN/APG-26
F3D Skyknight
AN/APG-36
Search Radar, replaced by AN/APG-37
F2H Banshee , F-89 Scorpion Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/APG-37
Search Radar
F-86 Sabre , F2H Banshee Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/APG-39
Gun Laying Radar
B-47 Stratojet
AN/APG-40
Fire Control Radar TB-25M Mitchell (trainer) , F-94C Starfire , F-89 Scorpion Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/APG-41
Tail Gun Radar (twin radomes)
B-36 Peacemaker , B-52 Stratofortress General Electric
AN/APG-43
Continuous Wave Interception Radar
Raytheon
AN/APG-45
Fire-control Radar (miniaturized AN/APG-30)General Electric
AN/APG-46
Fire-control RadarTested by A-6 Intruder
AN/APG-47
Radar Set (type AI Mk 22)
AN/APG-48
Airborne Fire-control system Mk.22
AN/APG-51
Intercept Radar
F3D Skyknight , F2H Banshee Hughes Aircraft Company
AN/APG-53
Fire control radar A-4 Skyhawk Stewart-Warner
AN/APG-59 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-10 Fire Control System , replaced AN/APQ-72 F-4 Phantom II Westinghouse Electric Corporation
AN/APG-60 Modified AN/APQ-100 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-11 Fire Control System , replaced AN/APG-59
F-4 Phantom II Ferranti
AN/APG-61 Modified AN/APQ-109 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-12 Fire Control System , replaced AN/APG-60
F-4 Phantom II Ferranti
AN/APG-63 All-weather multimode Fire control radar system paired with AN/AWG-20 Fire Control System
F-15 Eagle Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/APG-64 Fire control radar Did not enter service
AN/APG-65 All-weather multimode Fire control radar system
F/A-18 Hornet Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/APG-66 X-band Solid-state medium range (up to 150 km) pulse-Doppler planar array radar [ 77] F-16 Fighting Falcon Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman )
AN/APG-67 Multi-mode all-digital X-band coherent Pulse-Doppler radar for air-to-air, air-to-ground, sea-search and mapping
F-20 Tigershark , F-16 Fighting Falcon General Electric
AN/APG-68 Long range (maximum detection range 50 mi (80 km)) Pulse-doppler radar, variant of the AN/APG-66 . Being replaced by AN/APG-83
F-16 Fighting Falcon Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman )
AN/APG-69 Air-to-air and air-to-ground X-band coherent Pulse-Doppler radar , successor of AN/APQ-159
F-5E/F/G Tiger Emerson Electric
AN/APG-70 All-weather multimode radar system designed from the AN/APG-63. Has Doppler Beam Sharpening (DBS) / Mapping / Synthetic Aparture Radar (SAR) modes
F-15E Strike Eagle
AN/APG-71 Multi-mode X-band Pulse-Doppler radar system upgrade of AN/AWG-9
F-14D Tomcat Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/APG-73 Radar, upgrade of the AN/APG-65
F/A-18C/D Hornet , F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Raytheon
AN/APG-76 Pulse-doppler Ku-band multi-mode radarF-4E Phantom II Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-77 Multifunction solid-state Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) low-probability-of-intercept radar
F-22 Raptor Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman ), Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave Fire-Control Radar (FCR) system with AGM-114L Hellfire LongBow missilesAH-64D Apache , AH-64E Guardian Longbow LLC (Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman )
AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radarEA-18G Growler , F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
AN/APG-80 Air-to-air, search-and-track, air-to-ground targeting and aircraft terrain-following Scalable Agile Beam Radar
F-16E/F Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-81 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar successor to AN/APG-77 F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-82 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar of the AN/APG-63 familyF-15E Strike Eagle , F-15EX Eagle II
AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fire control Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), variant of the AN/APG-66F-16 Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-85 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed from AN/APG-81 F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/APN - Airborne Navigation Radars
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/APN-1
Ultra high frequency (UHF) Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar altimeter[ 78]
AN/APN-2
Interrogator/responser
AN/APN-3
Navigation
AN/APN-4
Long Range Navigation LORAN (Long Range Navigation) radio navigation system
AN/APN-7
Transponder beacon
AN/APN-9
Long Range Navigation LORAN simplified
AN/APN-10
Glider interrogator/responser
AN/APN-12
Beacon interrogator/responser
AN/APN-19
Beacon
AN/APN-59
X-band navigation, search and weather radar, replaced AN/SPS-38[ 79] B-57 Canberra , C-130 Hercules , C-133 Cargomaster , C-135 Stratolifter , C-141 Starlifter , KC-97 Stratofreighter
AN/APN-69
X-band rendezvous beaconB-47 Stratojet
AN/APN-70
Long Range Navigation LORAN (Long Range Navigation) radio system
P-3 Orion
AN/APN-81
X-band Pulse-Doppler radar [ 79] B-47 Stratojet
AN/APN-141
Radar altimeter
P-3A/B Orion , A-6 Intruder
AN/APN-149 Terrain-following radar Did not enter service
AN/APN-165 Terrain-following radar OV-1 Mohawk Texas Instruments
AN/APN-171
Radar altimeter
AN/APN-194
Radar altimeter
A-6E Intruder , P-3 Orion , T-45 Goshawk Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell )
AN/APN-203
High range radar altimeter
AN/APN-215
Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-234[ 80]
RU-38A Twin Condor
AN/APN-217
Doppler navigation sensor compatible with LAMPS III
AH-1 Cobra , UH-1H Iroquois , SH-60B Seahawk , MH-53E Super Stallion , RH-53D Sea Stallion , CH-46 Sea Knight Teledyne Ryan
AN/APN-233
Doppler navigator sensor
C-2 Greyhound , CH-47 Chinook , OV-10 Bronco , S-2 Tracker Teledyne Ryan
AN/APN-234
Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-215[ 80]
C-2A Greyhound
AN/APN-237 Ku-band Terrain-Following Radar part of AN/AAQ-13Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APN-241
X-band high-resolution Low Power Color Radar (LCPR) for weather and navigation[ 81] AC-130H Spectre , C-130 Hercules , MC-130W Combat Spear Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman )
AN/APN-242
X-band high-resolution color or monochrome weather and navigation radar replacement for AN/APN-59[ 82] Northrop Grumman
AN/APQ - Airborne Multipurpose/Special Radars
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight systemB-17 Flying Fortress , B-29 Superfortress Western Electric
AN/APQ-13 Mickey set X-band bombing radar, also known as H2X , developed from the British H2S radar [ 83] B-17 Flying Fortress , B-24 Liberator , B-29 Superfortress Bell Labs , Western Electric
AN/APQ-35 X-band night intruder radar[ 84] F3D Skyknight
AN/APQ-36 Fire control radar F3D Skyknight , F7U Cutlass
AN/APQ-41 Fire control radar
AN/APQ-46 Fire control radar
AN/APQ-50 Fire control radar F4D Skyray
AN/APQ-72 Fire control radar , developed from AN/APQ-50F4D Skyray
AN/APQ-89 Terrain-following radar T-2 Buckeye
AN/APQ-92 Search and terrain avoidance radar
A-6 Intruder
AN/APQ-99 Forward looking radar
RF-4 Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-100 Fire control radar F-4 Phantom II
AN/APQ-101 Terrain-following radar Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-103 A-6B Intruder
AN/APQ-109 Fire control radar , improved AN/APQ-100
AN/APQ-110 Ku-band Terrain Following Radar (TFR), replaced AN/APQ-102[ 85] F-111 Aardvark , RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-112 Target tracking and ranging radar
A-6 Intruder
AN/APQ-113
Ku-band multi-mode air-to-ground and air-to-air nose attack radar[ 86] F-111 Aardvark General Electric
AN/APQ-114
Multi-mode nose radar, variant of the AN/APQ-113
F-4 Phantom II , FB-111A Aardvark General Electric
AN/APQ-115
AN/APQ-116 Radar
A-7 Corsair II , C-130 Hercules
AN/APQ-117
AN/APQ-120 X-band solid-state Fire-control radar developed from AN/APQ-117[ 87] F-4 Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems
AN/APQ-122 Search and weather radar system
Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-126 Ku-band ground mapping, air-to-ground ranging attack radar[ 88] A-7 Corsair II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-129
AN/APQ-134
AN/APQ-139
AN/APQ-140
Ku band multifunction radar[ 88] B-1A Lancer Raytheon
AN/APQ-144
Multi-mode nose attack radar, variant of AN/APQ-113
FB-111A
AN/APQ-146 Forward looking multi-mode radar
F-111F Aardvark Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APQ-147
AN/APQ-148 Multi-mode radar
A-6 Intruder Norden Systems
AN/APQ-153 X-band Fire-control radar for search, air-to-air gunnery and missiles[ 89] F-5E Tigershark II Emerson Electric
AN/APQ-154
AN/APQ-156 Variant of AN/APQ-148 with FLIR
A-6E Intruder
AN/APQ-157 Fire-control radar F-5F Tigershark
AN/APQ-158 Pave Low III Ku-band multimode Terrain-following radar [ 90] MH-53
AN/APQ-159 Forward-looking radar
F-5E Tigershark II
AN/APQ-161
Updated AN/APS-144 airborne radar
F-111F Aardvark General Electric
AN/APQ-162
AN/APQ-163
Multi-mode nose attack radar, variant of AN/APQ-144
B-1A Lancer General Electric
AN/APQ-164 X-band multimode pulse doppler navigation, weapons control, Terrain-following radar [ 91] B-52 Stratofortress , B-1B Lancer
AN/APQ-168
AN/APQ-171
AN/APQ-172 Terrain-following radar RF-4C/E Phantom II
AN/APQ-173
AN/APQ-174 Radar
MH-47 Chinook , MH-60 Blackhawk
AN/APQ-179
Control Indicator Set (CIS)
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APQ-180
AN/APQ-181 Ku-band multimode GPS aided targeting radar system[ 92] B-2 Spirit Hughes Electronics , Raytheon
AN/APQ-186
AN/APR - Airborne Radar Receivers
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/APR-9
Electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) receiver, Early Warning Radar [ 93] A-1 Skyraider , B-52 Stratofortress , B-57 Canberra , EB-66 Destroyer , EC-121 Warning Star , P-2 Neptune , S-2 Tracker , AF-2W Guardian , ZPK Blimp AIL, Collins Radio [citation needed
AN/APR-25
S /C /X-band Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW)EF-4C Wild Weasel IV Itek
AN/APR-27
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)Magnavox
AN/APR-38
Radio frequency receiver
F-4G Phantom II
AN/APR-39
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[ 94] AH-1F Cobra , AH-1W Cobra , AH-64A Apache , CH-46 Sea Knight , CH-47D Chinook , CH-53 Sea Stallion , EH-60A Blackhawk , KC-130 Tanker , OH-58C/D Kiowa , OV-1D Mohawk , RV-1D Mohawk , RC-12 Guardrail , MH-47E Chinook , MH-60K Blackhawk , OH-58C/D Kiowa , UH-1N Twin Huey , UH-1H Iroquois , UH-1V Iroquois , UH-60A/L/Q Blackhawk , V-22 Osprey Litton Industries
AN/APR-43
Compass Sail Clockwise radio frequency receiving CW launch warning system
AN/APR-44
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
AN/APR-46
Wideband microwave receiving systems[ 95]
MC-130E Combat Talon I , MC-130H Combat Talon II , AC-130H Spectre
AN/APR-47
Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systemF-4G Wild Weasel V
AN/APR-48
Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI)[ 96]
AN/APS - Airborne Search and Detection Radars
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/APS-2
AN/APS-13 Archie tail warning radar system
AN/APS-15 Ground scanning X-band bombing radar, also known as H2X
AN/APS-20 Sea search S-band Airbore Early Warning radar
TBM-3W Avenger , WV-2 Warning Star , PB-1W Flying Fortress , ZPG-2W N-class blimp, WB-29 Superfortress, EC-121 Warning Star , P-2 Neptune , EA-1E Skyraider
AN/APS-45
Height-finding radar
EC-121 Warning Star
AN/APS-80 Surface search radar
P-3 Orion
AN/APS-88 Surface search radar
AN/APS-94
Side-looking radar
OV-1 Mohawk
AN/APS-109
Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) SystemF-111 Aardvark Dalmo Victor
AN/APS-115 Search radar
P-3C Orion
AN/APS-116 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radarS-3A Viking Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APS-120
Radar
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-125
Radar upgrade of the AN/APS-120
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-127 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar, derivative of AN/APS-124
AN/APS-130
AN/APS-134 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar, derivative of AN/APS-124
AN/APS-137 Multipurpose radar for standoff target identification, an upgrade of AN/APS-116
S-3B Viking Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/APS-138
Upgrade of AN/APS-125
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-145
Upgrade of AN/APS-138
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-146 Upgrade of AN/APS-138
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-148 Sea Vue X-band radar, improved AN/APS-137Raytheon
AN/APS-149 Littoral Surveillance Radar System (LSRS) X-band radar
P-3 Orion
AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS)
P-8 Poseidon
AN/APS-506 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radarP-3 Orion
AQx - Piloted Aircraft Sonar Systems
ARx - Piloted Aircraft Radio Systems
AN/ARA - Airborne Radio Auxiliary Assemblies
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ARA-25
Ultra high frequency (UHF) direction finding group radio compassB-47 Stratojet
AN/ARA-26
Emergency keyer group
B-47 Stratojet
AN/ARA-63
Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) Receiving-Decoding Group (R-DG)[ 97]
E-2C Hawkeye
AN/ARQ - Airborne Radio Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/ARQ-34
HF radio communication system
E-2C Hawkeye
AVx - Piloted Aircraft Visible Light Systems
AWx - Piloted Aircraft Armament Systems
AXx - Piloted Aircraft Television Systems
AN/AXT - Airborne TV/Fax Transmitters
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/AXT-2
Television transmitter
JB-4 (MX-607) air-to-surface missile
AYx - Piloted Aircraft Computer Systems
B
BPx - Submarine Radar Systems
BQx - Submarine SONAR Systems
AN/BQH - Submarine SONAR Recording Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Submarine Class
Manufacturer
AN/BQH-1
Depth sound speed measuring set (velocimeter)[ 102]
Dyna-Empire Corp
BSx - Submarine Surveillance Systems
C
CRx - Cryptographic Radio Systems
AN/CRC - Cryptographical Radio Communications[ 112]
Designation
Purpose/Description
Sites/Users
Manufacturer
AN/CRC-7 Survival radio
AN/CRN - Cryptographical Radio Navigation Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Sites/Users
Manufacturer
AN/CRN-1
Low-frequency parachute navigation/homing buoy radio beacon[ 113]
AN/CRN-2
Trailer mounted 30-foot mast antenna instrument landing glide path transmitter[ 114]
AN/CRN-3 Instrument landing azimuth transmitter for centerline, same as AN/MRN-1
AN/CRT - Air Transportable Radio Transmitters
Designation
Purpose/Description
Sites/Users
Manufacturer
AN/CRT-1
Passive omnidirectional broadband sonobuoy[ 115]
AN/CRT-4
Second military sonobuoy[ 115]
CYx - Cryptographic Data Processing
AN/CYZ - Cryptographic Computer Secure
Designation
Purpose/Description
Sites/Users
Manufacturer
AN/CYZ-9 Hardware random number generator
AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device (DTD), Key fill device
D
DAx - Pilotless Carrier Infrared
DRx - Pilotless Carrier Radio
F
AN/FGC - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype Communications
Designation
Purpose/Description
Sites/Users
Manufacturer
AN/FGC-59
Teletype
Teletype Corporation [ 117]
FLx - Fixed Countermeasures Systems
AN/FLR - Fixed Passive Countermeasures Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/FLR-9 Iron Horse network HF/DF direction finding antenna array, nickname Elephant Cage
FMx - Fixed Meteorological Systems
FPx - Fixed Radar Systems
FRx - Fixed Radio Systems
FSx - Fixed Special Systems
AN/FSA - Fixed Special Auxiliary Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/FSA-12 Detector-Tracker Group, Data Processing and Display Subsystem, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command
AN/FSA-21 Weapons Control Group computer, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command
AN/FSA-23 Jammer Tracker Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command
AN/FSA-31 Radar Signal Processor, Data Acquisition Subsystem, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command
G
GKx - Ground Telemetering Systems
AN/GKA - Ground Telemetering Auxiliary Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/GKA-1 Flight Control Group, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GKA-10 Converter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command RCA Corporation
AN/GKA-11 Converter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command RCA Corporation
AN/GKA-12 Receiver Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GKA-13 Monitor Transmitter Group, part of AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command RCA Corporation
GPx - Ground Radar Systems
AN/GPA - Ground Radar Auxiliary Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/GPA-23 Computing-Tracking Group, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GPA-34 Converter Group for processing radar data, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GPA-35 Ground Environment, surface-to-air missile (SAM) weapons direction system
CIM-10 Bomarc Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman )
AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS)
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GPA-67 Time Division Data Link, part of AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system
Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GPA-73 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS)
General Electric
AN/GPG - Ground Radar Fire Control System
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/GPG-1
Anti-aircraft tracker radar for 75-mm AA gun mount[ 125] [ 126]
Sperry Corporation
GRx - Ground Radio Systems
GSx - Ground Special Systems
AN/GSS - Ground Special Passive Detecting Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/GSS-1
Medium-range transportable Electronic Search Central system with AN/TPS-1D search radar for the Project Nike Air Defence Missile system
Bell Labs , MIT Radiation Laboratory
GVx - Ground Visual Equipment
AN/GVS - Ground Visual Passive Detecting Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/GVS-3
Ruby laser ranging system with photomultiplier detector and red outer precious stone light exciter[ 137]
GYx - Ground Digital Processing Equipment
M
MLx - Mobile Countermeasures Systems
AN/MLQ - Mobile Countermeasures Combination Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MLQ-10
Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz
AN/MLQ-12
Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz
AN/MLQ-15
Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz
AN/MLQ-16
Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
AN/MLQ-18
Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz
AN/MLQ-24
Ground radio frequency receiver
AN/MLQ-35
Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
AN/MLQ-36
Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
AN/MLQ-37
Generator Set, 10 kW, 60 Hz
AN/MLQ-38
Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz
AN/MLQ-39
Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz
AN/MLQ-40
Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz
AN/MLQ-41
Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz
AN/MLQ-42
Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz
AN/MLQ-43
Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz
MPx - Mobile Radar Systems
AN/MPN - Mobile Radar Navigational Aid
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MPN-1 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-2 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-3 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-5 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-11 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-14 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-26 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-T1
Shore-based mobile ground control radar variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system
Bell Aircraft Corporation [ 138]
MRx - Mobile Radio Systems
AN/MRN - Mobile Radio Navigational Aids
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MRN-1 Instrument approach localizer , used with RC-103 airborne localizer receiver
K-53 van
AN/MRN-2
Radio Range , used with Signal Corps Radio SCR-522K-53 van
AN/MRN-3 Marker beacon , jeep mounted
AN/MRN-12
Mobile control tower
AN/MRN-20
Mobile control tower, trailer mounted
AN/MRQ - Mobile Radio Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MRQ-7
Doppler radio, used with MGM-5 Corporal II nuclear-armed tactical surface-to-surface missile
MSx - Mobile Special Systems
AN/MSR - Mobile Special Passive Detecting Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MSR-T4 Threat Reaction Analysis Indicator System (TRAINS) radar receiver/data processing system, slave to AN/MST-T1
AN/MST - Mobile Special Transmitter Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/MST-T1
Multiple Threat Emitter Simulator (MUTES), master to AN/MSR-T4
US Dynamics
P
PAx - Portable Infrared Equipment
PEx - Portable Laser Equipment
PPx - Portable Radar Systems
AN/PPQ - Portable Radar Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PPQ-1
Operational radar, personnel detection man portable radar set used during night patrols[ 159]
AN/PRC - Portable Radio Communications Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PRC-6 Walkie-talkie handheld radio
Raytheon
AN/PRC-8 Portable radio transceiver
AN/PRC-9 Portable radio transceiver
AN/PRC-10 Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) radio transceiver
AN/PRC-17
AN/PRC-25
Radio Set for Forward Area, Manpack-Vehicle, FM, 3-5 Mile Range, replaced by AN/PRC-77
Electrospace Corp.
AN/PRC-32 Survival radio operating at 243 MHz
AN/PRC-47
Portable radio, HF 100W AM/CW/USB/RTTY, powered by AC supply, battery or generator, transported in two boxes including all accessories for operation
AN/PRC-49 Survival radio
AN/PRC-63 Survival radio
AN/PRC-65
Portable transceiver, Ultra high frequency (UHF)-band, 1,120 channels, 100-156 mc, 6 lbs
Simmonds Precision Products
AN/PRC-66
Portable transceiver, Ultra high frequency (UHF)-band, 3,500 channels, 225-400 mc, 7 lbs
Collins Radio
AN/PRC-68 [ 160]
AN/PRC-74
Portable HF radio
Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/PRC-77 Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) radio, forward area, 3-5 Mile Range, replaced by Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS ) family of radios
Electrospace Corp.
AN/PRC-90 Survival radio operating on 243 and 282.8 MHz AM, with beacon mode, and a tone generator to allow the sending of Morse Code. Replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-103 Survival radio
AN/PRC-104
USMC Manpack Radio
Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon )
AN/PRC-112 Survival radio, operates in Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra high frequency (UHF) aircraft bands. Replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-113 Portable Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra high frequency (UHF) AM combat radio transceiver
Magnavox
AN/PRC-117 Falcon® portable, tactical software-defined combat-net radioHarris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies )
AN/PRC-119 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)
AN/PRC-125 Rescue swimmer radio. Replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-127 Portable handheld Bendix-King 2W Very High Frequency (VHF) radio
Honeywell
AN/PRC-137 [ 160]
AN/PRC-139 [ 160]
AN/PRC-148 Handheld Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) and Joint Tactical Radio System
Thales Group [ 160]
AN/PRC-149 Rescue Radio, replaces the PRC-90, PRC-112 and PRC-125 for non-combat use
AN/PRC-150 Falcon® II tactical HF-SSB/VHF-FM manpack radioHarris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies )
AN/PRC-152 Falcon® III portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radioHarris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies )
AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radio is a handheld, intra-squad tactical radioThales Group , General Dynamics
AN/PRC-155 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS)
General Dynamics
AN/PRC-158
Falcon® IV Multi-channel Manpack (MCMP) radioL3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-159
Falcon® III wideband team radioL3Harris Technologies [ 161]
AN/PRC-160 Manpack tactical wideband HF/Very High Frequency (VHF) radio
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-161
Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D)
Viasat
AN/PRC-162
Two-channel dismounted ground networking radio, with RT-2048(C)/U
Collins Radio
AN/PRC-163 Dual-channel tactical handheld radio
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-165
Handheld Video Data Link (HH-VDL)
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-170
Javelin Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) handheld radio
Thales Group
AN/PRC-171
Compact team radio
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-6809 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) Clear handheld radio, without encryption, variation of AN/PRC-148
Thales Group
AN/PRQ - Portable Radio Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) with GPS, Ultra high frequency (UHF) line of sight and UHF satellite communications along with a Sarsat beacon
Boeing
AN/PSN - Portable Special Navigational Aids Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PSN-4
LORAN (Long Range Navigation) manpack receiver for Army helicopters avionicsTeledyne Technologies
AN/PSN-11 Ruggedized single-frequency Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR, or Plugger )
AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR, or Dagger )
Rockwell Collins
AN/PSQ - Portable Special Combination Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PSQ-4
Manpack radio
Raytheon
AN/PSQ-5
Signal analyzer system
Tektronix
AN/PSQ-8
Radio set to be used with Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)
Raytheon
AN/PSQ-9
Portable Team Portable Collection System Multi-Platform Capable (TPCS-MPC) computer system for gathering Communications Intelligence (COMINT ) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)[ 162]
AN/PSQ-14
Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM)[ 163]
AN/PSQ-16
Hand Held Monitor (HHM) radio receiver which connects to a laptop, part of Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System-II (REMBASS) II Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System (BAIS) using acoustic sensors to warn of enemy intrusions[ 164]
L3Harris Technologies [ 165]
AN/PSQ-17
Communication Planning System (CPS) Laptop computer provides communications and management of Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (MILSTAR ) Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite resources[ 166]
AN/PSQ-18
Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM)[ 163]
AN/PSQ-19
Target Location, Designation, and Hand-Off System (TLDHS) portable equipment suite allowing operators to determine their location and designate enemy locations[ 162]
AN/PSQ-20 Passive monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG)
AN/PSQ-21
Day/Night Imager hand-held passive thermal infrared electro-optical sensor used to classify and identify active targets[ 162]
AN/PSQ-22
Battery powered Hand-Held Programmer-Monitor (HHPM) Very High Frequency (VHF) radio receiver that receives, demodulates, decodes, and displays symbols representative of sensor set message transmissions. Used to program sensor units and collect remote sensor data[ 162] [ 167]
AN/PSQ-23
Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted (STORM) laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator with visible and Infrared (IR) lasers[ 168]
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-25
Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Network Manager (EPLRS-ENM) ruggedized laptop for tracking troop movements
AN/PSQ-27
Master station case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-28
Locate case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-29
Modular case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-30
Advanced case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-36
Binocular Fusion Goggle Enhanced (FGS) night vision detection, observation, and target identification system
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-39
Monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system
AN/PSQ-40
Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system
AN/PSQ-42 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B)
L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-44 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B)
Elbit Systems
PVx - Portable Visual Systems
AN/PVQ - Portable Visual Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PVQ-2
Sensory Aid Device for visually impaired individuals to navigate their environments. Device sent out pulses of light which, when reflected off of objects around the user, would give the user an auditory cue[ 159]
AN/PVQ-31
Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG)U.S. Marine Corps , U.S. Army [ 169] Trijicon
PYx - Portable Data Processing Equipment
AN/PYQ - Portable Data Processing Special Equipment
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/PYQ-10 Ruggedized, portable, hand-held Simple Key Loader (SKL) fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment
Sierra Nevada Corporation
S
AN/SPA - Water Radar Auxiliary Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SPA-4
Shipboard surface search range-asimuth indicator radar/repeater[ 187]
AN/SPA-25
Shipboard range-asimuth indicator search radar, transistorized[ 188]
AN/SPA-34
Shipboard remote indicator radar[ 189]
AN/SPA-66
Shipboard remote indicator radar replacing the AN/SPA-34[ 189]
Hazeltine Corporation , Dero R&D Corp., Gulf Aerospace
AN/SPA-256
Display used with AN/SPS-55 radar
Cardion Electronics
AN/SPG - Water Radar Fire Control Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SPG-49
Illumination and tracking fire-control radar system
RIM-8 Talos
AN/SPG-51 Sea missile fire-control radar
California -class cruiserCharles F. Adams -class destroyerKidd -class destroyerVirginia -class cruiser
AN/SPG-53 Naval Gunfire Control Radar Director
Belknap -class cruiserCharles F. Adams -class destroyerFarragut -class destroyerForrest Sherman -class destroyerKnox -class frigateMitscher -class destroyer
AN/SPG-55 Sea missile fire-control radar
Belknap -class cruiserFarragut -class destroyerLeahy -class cruiserUSS Bainbridge , USS Long Beach , USS Truxtun
AN/SPG-59 Multifunction radar; canceled 1963
Typhon Combat System
AN/SPG-60 Sea missile fire-control radar
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
AN/SPG-62 Fire-control radar for Aegis Combat System Arleigh Burke -class destroyerTiconderoga -class cruiser
AN/SPW - Water Radar Remote Control Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SPW-2
Guidance radar
RIM-8 Talos
AN/SQQ - Sonar Special Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SQQ-23
Computer coordinated Sonar[ 192]
AN/SQQ-32 Mine-hunting Sonar Set (MSS)
AN/SQQ-34
Carrier ASW suite
AN/SQQ-89 Undersea Warfare Combat System
Lockheed Martin
AN/SQQ-90
ASW system
AN/SQS - Search Sonar Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SQS-23
Transducer sonar[ 194]
Gearing -class destroyer
AN/SQS-26 Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar
Belknap -class cruiserBronstein -class frigateBrooke -class frigateGarcia -class frigateKnox -class frigateTruxtun -class destroyerVirginia -class cruiserEDO Corporation , General Electric
AN/SQS-35
Fish variable depth sonar systemKnox -class frigateEDO Corporation
AN/SQS-38
Hull-mounted version of the AN/SQS-35
Hamilton -class cutter
AN/SQS-53 Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar
Arleigh Burke -class destroyerTiconderoga -class cruiserEDO Corporation , General Electric
AN/SQS-56
Hellen Keller hull mounted sonar systemOliver Hazard Perry -class frigate
AN/SYA - Ship Auxiliary Computer Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SYA-1
Tactical display system
AN/SYA-4
Tactical display system
AN/SYS - Ship Search Computer Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/SYS-1
Automatic Detection & Tracking System
Hughes Aircraft , Dynell Electronics Corp., Sperry Univac (now Unisys )[ 202]
AN/SYS-2
Sea mission computer
T
TAx - Transportable Infrared Systems
AN/TAS - Transportable Infrared Detection Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TAS-2
Infrared (IR) sight for 106mm recoilless rifle
AN/TAS-4
Thermal imaging night sight
Texas Instruments (now Raytheon )
AN/TGC - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Communication Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TGC-14
Lightweight teletypewriter set, developed as a commercial teleprinter (MITE Mod 104)
Mitre Corp
TLx - Transportable Countermeasures Systems
AN/TLQ - Transportable Countermeasures Special Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TLQ-17
Communications countermeasures system
TMx - Transportable Meteorological Systems
AN/TMQ - Transportable Meteorological Special Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TMQ-19
Meteorological radar for use in AN/UMQ-7 system
Servo Corporation of America
AN/TMQ-22
Portable weather observing pack, measures ambient pressure, temperature, dew point, surface wind, and precipitation
Cambridge Systems, Inc.
AN/TMQ-53
Transportable Meteorological Observing System (TMOS)
TPx - Transportable Radar Systems
TRx - Transportable Radio Systems
TSx - Transportable Special Systems
TVx - Transportable Special Systems
AN/TVS - Transportable Visual Detection Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TVS-5 Night vision observation scope
TWx - Transportable Armament Systems
TYx - Transportable Computer Systems
AN/TYA - Transportable Special Auxiliary Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/TYA-5 Central Computer Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-6 Data Processor Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-7 Geographic Display Generations Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-9 Operator Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-12 Communications Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-20 Shelter housing the CP-808 computer
AN/TYQ-3 Tactical Data Communications Central (TDCC)
AN/TYA-23 Transportable shelters
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-25 Photographic Transport Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-26 Ancillary Group
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
U
UQx - Utility Carrier Systems
AN/UQQ - Utility Sonar Special Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/UQQ-2 Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS)
URx - Utility Radio Systems
AN/URC - Utility Radio Communications Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/URC-4 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-10 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-11 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-14 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-32
Shipboard HF transceiver
AN/URC-64 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-68 Emergency survival radio
AN/URC-117
Emergency survival radio
AN/URM - Utility Radio Maintenance Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/URM-25 Signal generator, equipment test set
AN/URN - Utility Radio Navigational Aids Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/URN-20
TACAN navigation system
Virginia -class cruiser
AN/URN-25
Navigational beacon, communicates coded radio signals with TACAN equipped aircraft to determine identity of vessel, distance and bearing from beacon
Gould Corporation - NavCom Systems Division (now NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc)[ 206]
USx - Utility Special Systems
AN/USR - Utility Special Passive Detection Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/USR-1
Airborne surveillance receiver
Watkins-Johnson
UYx - Utility Computer Systems
AN/UYA - Utility Computer Auxiliary Assembly Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/UYA-1
Tactical display system
AN/UYA-4 Tactical display system
AN/UYQ - Utility Special Computer Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/UYQ-21
Tactical display system
AN/UYQ-70 Sea-based workstation
AN/UYS - Utility Computer Detection Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/UYS-1
Acoustic sonobuoy processor
AN/UYS-2
Acoustic sonobuoy processor
V
VPx - Vehicular Radar Systems
AN/VPS - Vehicular Range Detecting Radar Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/VPS-2
Range-only radar
M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
AN/VRC - Vehicular Communications Radio Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/VRC-3 Signal Corps Radio SCR-300 with power pack
AN/VRC-5 Signal Corps Radio SCR-508 with separately mounted transmitter and receiver
AN/VRC-12 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system[ 208] [ 160]
Avco (subsidiary of Textron )
AN/VRC-43 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-44 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-45 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-46 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-47 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-48 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-49 VHF-FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series[ 208]
AN/VRC-87
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range
AN/VRC-88
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range
AN/VRC-89
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range with man-pack accessories
AN/VRC-90
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range
AN/VRC-91
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range with man-pack accessories
AN/VRC-92
VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range
W
WLx - Water Countermeasures Systems
AN/WLQ - Water Special Countermeasures Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/WLQ-4
Sea Nymph submarine Electronic Support Measures (ESM) SIGINT system
AN/WLR - Water Passive Countermeasures Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/WLR-1
Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver for surface ships and submarines
AN/WLR-8
Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver, part of the Ships Advanced Electronic Warfare (SAEW) package for surface ships and submarines
WQx - Water Sonar Systems
AN/WQX- Water Identification and Recognition Sonar Systems
Designation
Purpose/Description
Location/Used By
Manufacturer
AN/WQX-2 Diver detection sonar (DDS)
Z
ZPx - Airborne Vehicle Radar Systems
ZSx - Airborne Vehicle Special Systems
See also
Lists
References
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