AN/APY-2 radar
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The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AN/APY-2 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne early warning and control radar
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airborne radar system ⓘ |
| application |
air defense
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airspace control ⓘ battle management ⓘ command and control ⓘ |
| capability |
long-range air target detection
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look-down detection ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ over-land detection ⓘ over-water detection ⓘ surface target detection ⓘ target tracking ⓘ track-while-scan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | Boeing 707 airframe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
computer-controlled beam steering
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enhanced maritime mode ⓘ high-altitude coverage ⓘ improved clutter rejection ⓘ low-altitude coverage ⓘ mechanically rotated antenna ⓘ phased-array elements ⓘ pulse-Doppler operation ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | S-band ⓘ |
| improvementOver |
AN/APY-1 low-altitude detection
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AN/APY-1 maritime performance ⓘ |
| introducedOnVariant |
E-3B Sentry
NERFINISHED
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E-3C Sentry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman
NERFINISHED
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
NERFINISHED
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NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | E-3 Sentry mission system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | AN/APY-1 radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
airborne early warning
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airborne surveillance ⓘ battle management ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airborne command post operations
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control of interceptors ⓘ long-range surveillance ⓘ tracking of multiple targets ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform |
Boeing E-3 AWACS
NERFINISHED
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E-3 Sentry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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