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
AAx - Piloted Aircraft Invisible Light, Heat Radiation Systems
AN/AAA - Airborne Infrared Auxiliary SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAA-3 | Receiver Group, paired with AN/AAS-15 | F-8 Crusader1 | |
AN/AAA-4 | Infrared search and track (IRST) system | F-4 Phantom II23 | ACF Industries4 Texas Instruments5 (now Raytheon) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAD-4 | Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) reconnaissance set6 | AC-119G Shadow, AC-130 Spectre,7 RF-4B Phantom II8 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAD-5 | Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, replacing the AN/AAD-49 | AC-130 Spectre,10 RF-4B Phantom II,11 RF-4C Phantom II,12 RF-111C, F-14 Tomcat | Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell) |
AN/AAD-6 | Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) (alternative) in PAVE PRONTO system | AC-130 Spectre13 | |
AN/AAD-7 | Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection set | AC-130 Spectre14 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/AAD-9 | Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, developed from AN/AAD-515 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAG-2 | General Electric16 | ||
AN/AAG-3 | Infrared (IR) receiver, part of Fire Control System AN/APG-4817 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AAM-4 | Infrared (IR) Equipment Test Bench Harness for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15; used with AN/AAA-4 | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)18 | |
AN/AAM-5 | Infrared (IR) target simulator for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15 | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)19 | |
AN/AAM-6 | Infrared (IR) test set for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15 | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)20 | |
AN/AAM-10 | Thermal test target for AN/AAS-51A21: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-12 | Infrared (IR) detector test set for AN/AAS-1422: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-13 | Optical test table for AN/AAS-1423: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-21 | Cathode-Ray Tube Test Set | Texas Instruments24 (now Raytheon) | |
AN/AAM-26 | Video signal generator for AN/TAQ-1425: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-29 | Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-14 Infrared (IR) mapping sensor26: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-30 | Resolution Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set27: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-31 | Detecting Set Receiver Test set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set28: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-32 | Recorder Film Magazine Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set29: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-33 | Recorder Film Magazine Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set30: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-34 | Power Supply Control Panel Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set31: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-35 | Converter Sub-Assembly Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set32: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-36 | Optical Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set33: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-37 | Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set34: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-38 | Infrared (IR) Detection Set Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set35: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-39 | Electrical Circuit Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set36: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-40 | Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set37: 287 | OV-1 Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-54 | Infrared/Optical Test Set | RF-4C Phantom II38 | |
AN/AAM-55 | Airborne Laser Tracker Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker39: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-56 | Airborne Laser Tracking Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker40: 287 | ||
AN/AAM-58 | Infrared/Optical Test Set | RF-4C Phantom II41 | |
AN/AAM-60 | Electro-optical (EO) System Test Set42 | A-6 Intruder,43 A-7 Corsair II, P-3C Orion, S-3 Viking,44 OV-1D Mohawk | |
AN/AAM-82 | LANTIRN Intermediate Test Equipment (LIATE)45 | ||
AN/AAM-84 | Gyroscope test station46 | ||
AN/AAM-85 | LANTIRN mobility test station47 | ||
AN/AAM-90 | LANTIRN depot RF test station48 | ||
AN/AAM-94 | LANTIRN depot analog test station49 | ||
AN/AAM-102 | Electro-optical (EO) Systems Test Stand, used with AN/AAR-44 infrared (IR) warning receiver50 |
ACx - Piloted Aircraft Signal Carrier, Communications
AN/ACC - Airborne Carrier Signal Based CommunicationsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ACC-1 | 3-Channel Multiplexer,146 used with AN/ARC-89 | Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS) | ECI147 |
AN/ACC-2 | 4-Channel Multiplexer,148 used with AN/ARC-89 | Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)149 | |
AN/ACC-3 | Frequency Division Multiplexer150 | Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS), Boeing E-4B151 NEACP | |
AN/ACC-4 | 4-Channel Multiplexer/Demultiplexer152 | Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)153 | |
AN/ACC-5 | 63-Channel Multiplexer | Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)154 | |
AN/ACC-6 | Communications System155 | EC-135 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ACQ-1 | Data Transmitter Set, part of AN/ASQ-52 | E-2 Hawkeye, P-3C Orion | Collins Aerospace |
AN/ACQ-5 | Data Transmitter Set | P-3C Orion | Sylvania156 |
ADx - Piloted Aircraft Radioactivity Detection, Identification, and Computation (RADIAC)
AN/ADR - Airborne Radioactivity ReceiversDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ADR-6 | Aerial Radiac System (ARS) nuclear radiation measurement system157 | North American Rockwell |
AIx - Piloted Aircraft Interphone/Public Address Systems
AN/AIC - Airborne Interphone Communications SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AIC-10 | Interphone system158 | ||
AN/AIC-18 | Interphone system159 | ||
AN/AIC-23 | Private interphone system160 |
AJx - Piloted Aircraft Electromechanical/Inertial Systems
AN/AJN - Airborne Electromechanical/Inertial Navigation SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AJN-16 | Inertial navigation system (INS), replaced AN/AJQ-20 | F-111 Aardvark161 | Litton Industries |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AJQ-20 | Inertial navigation system (INS), replaced by AN/AJN-16 | F-111 Aardvark162 | Litton Industries |
ALx - Piloted Aircraft Countermeasures Systems
AN/ALE - Airborne Countermeasures EjectorsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ALE-20 | Flare countermeasures dispenser | B-52 Stratofortress | |
AN/ALE-24 | Chaff countermeasures dispenser | B-52 Stratofortress | |
AN/ALE-28 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser set (CMDS) | F-111 Aardvark163 | General Dynamics |
AN/ALE-29 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser | F-4B/N/J/S Phantom II, F-14A Tomcat | |
AN/ALE-38 | Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser164 | ||
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 Stallion165 | BAE Systems |
AN/ALE-40 | Chaff and flare Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS)166 | F-104 Starfighter, F-4 Phantom II | |
AN/ALE-41 | Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser167 | ||
AN/ALE-44 | Chaff/flare dispensing pod168 | Tactical, support, drones, and strike aircraft capable of supersonic flight | Southwest Aerospace |
AN/ALE-45 | Chaff/flare countermeasure dispenser | F-15 Eagle | Marconi Electronic Systems169 |
AN/ALE-47 | Chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser, replaced AN/ALE-39 | C-17 Globemaster III, CH-47 Chinook, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, UH-60 Black Hawk, and many others | Tracor (now BAE Systems) |
AN/ALE-50 | Little Buddy passive electronic countermeasure towed decoy | F-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 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ALT-13 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-15 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-16 | Electronic countermeasure transmitter224 | B-52H Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-28 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the earlier ALT-13 | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-30 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the earlier ALT-15 | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-31 | Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AN/ALT-32 | Electronic countermeasure barrage communications jammer225 | B-52 Stratofortress | Hallicrafters |
AMx - Aircraft Meteorological Systems
AN/AMH - Airborne Meteorological RecordersDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AMH-3 | Microwave refractometer | E-2C Hawkeye226 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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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 RadarsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APN-1 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar altimeter230 | Admiral Corporation, RCA Victor {now RCA)231 | |
AN/APN-2 | Interrogator/responser | ||
AN/APN-3 | Navigation | ||
AN/APN-4 | Long Range Navigation (LORAN) 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-38232 | B-57 Canberra, C-130 Hercules, C-133 Cargomaster, C-135 Stratolifter, C-141 Starlifter, KC-97 Stratofreighter | Sperry Marine Systems |
AN/APN-69 | X-band rendezvous beacon | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/APN-70 | Long Range Navigation (LORAN) radio system | P-3 Orion | |
AN/APN-81 | X-band Pulse-Doppler radar | 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 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/APN-153 | Navigation radar | A-6 Intruder233 | |
AN/APN-165 | Terrain-following radar | OV-1 Mohawk | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AN/APN-171 | Radar altimeter | ||
AN/APN-186 | Navigation radar | A-6C Intruder234 | |
AN/APN-194 | Radar altimeter | A-6E Intruder, P-3 Orion, T-45 Goshawk | Honeywell Aerospace Technologies |
AN/APN-203 | High range radar altimeter | ||
AN/APN-215 | Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-234235 | 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-215236 | C-2A Greyhound | |
AN/APN-237 | Ku band Terrain-Following Radar (TFR) part of AN/AAQ-13 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) | |
AN/APN-241 | X-band high-resolution Low Power Color Radar (LCPR) for weather and navigation237 | AC-130H Spectre, C-130 Hercules, MC-130W Combat Spear | Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APN-242 | X-band high-resolution color or monochrome weather and navigation radar replacement for AN/APN-59238 | Northrop Grumman |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APW-1 | Missile guidance radar transceiver | JB-2 Thunderbug | |
AN/APW-11 | Bombing Air Radar Guidance System and transponder, used with AN/MSQ-1 | B-57 Canberra, F-84F Thunderstreak, North American X-10 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/APY-1 | Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar | E-3B Sentry | Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman) |
AN/APY-2 | Improved AN/APY-1 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar | E-3C Sentry | |
AN/APY-3 | Ku band side-looking planar passive phased array surveillance radar | E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) | Northrop Grumman |
AN/APY-6 | X-band synthetic-aperture radar developed from AN/APY-3 | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/APY-7 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed from AN/APY-3 | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/APY-9 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) doppler Ku band multi-mode radar | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye | Lockheed Martin |
AN/APY-10 | Multifunction doppler Ku band radar | P-8 Poseidon | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
AQx - Piloted Aircraft Sonar Systems
AN/AQM - Airborne Sonar Test AssembliesDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AQM-24 | Sonar Test Central, supports testing of AN/AQS-13 | US Navy |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AQS-10 | Airborne dipping sonar | SH-3A Sea King | |
AN/AQS-13 | Airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) dipping sonar, improved AN/AQS-10 | SH-3D Sea King, SH-60F Seahawk | L3Harris Technologies |
AN/AQS-18 | Airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) dipping sonar, export version of the US Navy's AN/AQS-13F | ||
AN/AQS-20 | Sonar Mine countermeasure | Raytheon | |
AN/AQS-22 | Advanced Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) | MH-60R Seahawk | Telephonics Corporation |
ARx - Piloted Aircraft Radio Systems
AN/ARA - Airborne Radio Auxiliary AssembliesDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ARA-25 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) direction finding group radio compass | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARA-26 | Emergency keyer group | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARA-60 | Teletype data system274 | ||
AN/ARA-63 | Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) Receiving-Decoding Group (R-DG) | E-2C Hawkeye | |
AN/ARA-64 | TACSATCOM system275 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ARC-5 | Multi-channel radio transmitting and receiving set | Western Electric | |
AN/ARC-21 | High Frequency (HF) long range liaison radio set replaced by AN/ARC-65 | B-47 Stratojet | RCA Corporation |
AN/ARC-27 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication system | T-33 Shooting Star | Collins Radio |
AN/ARC-34 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication system276 | F-102 Delta Dagger | RCA Corporation, Magnavox |
AN/ARC-38 | High Frequency (HF) AM transceiver | Collins Radio | |
AN/ARC-58 | Liaison/High Frequency (HF) radio communication system277 | ||
AN/ARC-65 | High Frequency (HF) radio communication system replaced AN/ARC-21, added Single-sideband modulation (SSB) | RCA Corporation | |
AN/ARC-89 | Used with AN/ACC-1 3-Channel Multiplexer and AN/ACC-2 4-Channel Multiplexer | ||
AN/ARC-96 | Low Frequency/Very Low Frequency (LF/VLF) radio communication system278 | ||
AN/ARC-133 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio communication system, pressurized version of AN/ARC-34 | Magnavox | |
AN/ARC-164 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM radio communication system | B-52G/H Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, C/EC/RC-26D, C-5 Galaxy, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-23 Sherpa, C-130 Hercules, C-141 Starlifter, F-15 Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, UH-1D Iroquois, CH-47 Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion, Sikorsky H-60, S-3B Viking | Magnavox |
AN/ARC-182 | VHF/UHF two-way, multi-mode radio communication system | Rockwell Collins | |
AN/ARC-186 | Very High Frequency (VHF) AM/FM radio communication system | E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) | Rockwell Collins |
AN/ARC-190 | High Frequency (HF) radio communication system | C-130J Super Hercules | Rockwell Collins |
AN/ARC-210 | VHF/UHF/SATCOM two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system | E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) | Rockwell Collins |
AN/ARC-231 | Skyfire VHF/UHF/SATCOM software definable two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system | BAE Systems | |
AN/ARC-232 | VHF/UHF radio communication system | Raytheon |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ARN-5 | Glide path receiver used with AN/CRN-2 | ||
AN/ARN-6 | Radio compass | B-47 Stratojet | Bendix Corporation |
AN/ARN-7 | Radio compass | TB-32-10-CF Dominator | Bendix Corporation |
AN/ARC-8 | Liaison radio developed from AN/ART-13 | Rockwell Collins | |
AN/ARN-12 | Marker beacon receiver system | B-47 Stratojet | |
AN/ARN-14 | VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) system | B-47 Stratojet | Rockwell Collins, Bendix Corporation |
AN/ARN-21 | Tactical air navigation system (TACAN) system | F5D Skylancer | |
AN/ARN-126 | Radio navigation | AAR Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ARQ-34 | High Frequency (HF) radio communication system | E-2C Hawkeye |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ARR-11 | Radio communication receiver system | B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, C-47 Skytrain | Belmont Radio, Wells-Gardner, RCA Corporation, Stromberg-Carlson |
AN/ARR-71 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication receiver system279 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ART-13 | Radio transmitter | B-29 Superfortress | Collins Radio, Stewart-Warner |
AN/ART-42 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) high power transmitter radio communication system280 | ||
AN/ART-47 | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) high power transmitter radio communication system281 |
ASx - Piloted Aircraft Special/Combination Systems
AN/ASB - Airborne Special/Combination Bombing EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASB-19 | Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) | A-4 Skyhawk, A-4AR Fightinghawk, AV-8B Harrier II |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASC-21 | AFSATCOM282 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASD-5 | Black Crow magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) system | AC-130 Spectre |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASG-18 | Prototype airborne pulse-doppler fire-control radar | Did not enter service, XF-108 Rapier, Lockheed YF-12 | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASW-27 | Data Link System | F-14 Tomcat | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) |
AN/ASW-28 | Airborne Launch Control Center System286 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/ASX-1 | Target Identification System Electro-Optical (TISEO) | F-4E Phantom II, F-15 Eagle | Northrop Grumman287 |
AVx - Piloted Aircraft Visible Light Systems
AN/AVQ - Airborne Visual/Light Multipurpose/Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AVQ-10 | Pave Knife pylon-mounted targeting pod, replaced by Pave Spike and Pave Tack systems | A-6 Intruder, F-4 Phantom II | Ford Aerospace |
AN/AVQ-11 | Pave Sword laser spot tracker pod | F-4 Phantom II | |
AN/AVQ-19 | Laser Target Range Designator/Ranger (LTDR) | AC-130H Spectre | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/AVQ-22 | Low-light level television (LLLTV) | B-52G/H Stratofortress288 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)289 |
AN/AVQ-23 | Pave Spike pylon-mounted electro-optical laser targeting pod | F-4D/E Phantom II | |
AN/AVQ-26 | Pave Tack electro-optical targeting pod,290 nicknamed Pave Drag, replaced AN/AVQ-10 | F-4 Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark | Ford Aerospace |
AN/AVQ-29 | Pave Tack laser designator and rangefinder291 | F-4 Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark | Ford Aerospace |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AVR-2 | Passive Laser warning receiver | AH-1F Cobra, AH-64A/D Apache, EH-60A Black Hawk, MH-47E Chinook, MH-60K Black Hawk, OH-58D Kiowa | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)292 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/AVS-6 | Dual tube Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS), adapted from AN/PVS-5 | ||
AN/AVS-9 | Dual tube Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG) | ||
AN/AVS-10 | Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG), also Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) 10, precursor to the GPNVG-18 |
AWx - Piloted Aircraft Armament Systems
AN/AWG - Airborne Fire-control SystemsAXx - Piloted Aircraft Television Systems
AN/AXT - Airborne TV/Fax TransmittersDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AXT-2 | Television transmitter | JB-4 (MX-607) air-to-surface missile |
AYx - Piloted Aircraft Computer Systems
AN/AYK - Airborne Data Processing ComputersDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/AYK-14 | 16-bit mission computer | AV-8B Harrier II, E-2C Hawkeye, EA-6B Prowler, Lockheed EP-3, F-14 Tomcat, F-18 Hornet, P-3C Orion | Control Data Corporation293 |
B
BPx - Submarine Radar Systems
AN/BPS - Submarine Radar Detection EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
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AN/BPS-15 | Class-A X-band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar | Los Angeles-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines | Electromechanical Systems294 |
AN/BPS-16 | Class-A X-band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar | Ohio-class submarines, Seawolf-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines | Northrop Grumman295 |
BQx - Submarine Sonar Systems
AN/BQH - Submarine Sonar Recording EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/BQH-1 | Depth sound speed measuring set (velocimeter)296 | Dyna-Empire Corp |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
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AN/BQQ-5 | Bow-mounted spherical Sonar data gathering set with low frequency active interference rejection, dual towed array processing, and full spectrum processing | Los Angeles-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines | IBM |
AN/BQQ-6 | Hull-mounted, long-range passive Sonar system adopted from the AN/BQQ-5 | Ohio-class submarines297 | Lockheed Martin, Vitro Corp, Southwest Marine298 |
AN/BQQ-10 | Active/Passive Sonar replacing AN/BBQ-6 | Virginia-class submarines299 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
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AN/BQR-15 | Signal Processing and Display (SPAD) thin line towed array, cable 2,640 ft300 | Lafayette-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines | Western Electric301 |
BSx - Submarine Surveillance Systems
AN/BSY - Submarine Special Surveillance EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Submarine Class | Manufacturer |
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AN/BSY-1 | Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) | Los Angeles-class submarines | IBM Corporation |
AN/BSY-2 | Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) | Seawolf-class submarines |
C
CPx - Cryptographic (previously, Transportable Radar) Systems
AN/CPN - Air Transportable Navigation RadarsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/CPN-1 | S-band radar beacon302 | ||
AN/CPN-2 | Short range transponder for aid in blind bombing303 | RCA Corporation | |
AN/CPN-3 | S-band radar beacon304305 | Ship- or land-based | |
AN/CPN-4 | Precision approach search radar306 | Raytheon, ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/CPN-6 | Minnie X-band radar beacon307308 | Ship- or land-based | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola) |
AN/CPN-7 | Beam Approach Beacon System (BABS)309 | ||
AN/CPN-8 | S-band310 Homing beacon (BPS), part of AN/MPN-2 mobile radar beacon | ||
AN/CPN-11 | Transportable master/slave Long Range Navigation (LORAN) beacon311312 | ||
AN/CPN-12 | Transportable master/slave Long Range Navigation (LORAN) beacon313314 | ||
AN/CPN-17 | S-band transportable Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) beacon315 | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola) | |
AN/CPN-18 | S-band transportable Air Traffic Control radar beacon system316 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/CPS-1 | Heavyweight semi-mobile Microwave Early Warning (MEW) S-band long range and high angle radar317 | General Electric | |
AN/CPS-2 | Early warning medium-range radar318 | Federal Telephone and Radio Corp | |
AN/CPS-3 | Transportable search radar319 | Project 421, Camp Evans Signal Laboratory320 | |
AN/CPS-4 | Beaver Tail (or Big Weapon or Big Beaver) transportable S-band medium-range height-finding radar321 | Lashup Radar Network | MIT Radiation Laboratory |
AN/CPS-5 | Transportable medium weight Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar322 | Lashup Radar Network | General Electric, Bendix Corporation |
AN/CPS-6 | Minnie S-band medium-range radar beacon323 | Lashup Radar Network | General Electric |
AN/CPS-9 | X-band meteorological radar |
CRx - Cryptographic Radio Systems
AN/CRC - Cryptographical Radio Communications324Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/CRC-7 | World War II era survival radio |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/CRN-1 | Low-frequency parachute navigation/homing buoy radio beacon325 | ||
AN/CRN-2 | Trailer mounted 30-foot mast antenna instrument landing glide path transmitter326 | ||
AN/CRN-3 | Air transportable instrument landing system localizer azimuth transmitter for centerline, same as AN/MRN-1 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/CRT-1 | Passive omnidirectional broadband sonobuoy327 | ||
AN/CRT-4 | Second military sonobuoy328 |
CSx - Cryptographic Special
AN/CSZ - Cryptographic Special SecureDesignation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CSZ-9 | Hardware random number generator | NSA |
CYx - Cryptographic Data Processing
AN/CYZ - Cryptographic Computer SecureDesignation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/CYZ-10 | Data Transfer Device (DTD) key fill device |
D
DAx - Pilotless Carrier Infrared
AN/DAW - Missile/Drone Infrared Flight Control EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Missile/Drone | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/DAW-1 | Improved all-aspect guidance section | MIM-72 Chaparral | Ford Aeronutronic |
DRx - Pilotless Carrier Radio
AN/DRC - Missile/Drone Radio Communications SystemDesignation | Purpose/Description | Missile/Drone | Manufacturer |
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AN/DRC-8 | Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS) | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) | Boeing |
F
FGx - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype Systems
AN/FGC - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype CommunicationsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Sites/Users | Manufacturer |
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AN/FGC-59 | Teletype | Teletype Corporation329 |
FLx - Fixed Countermeasures Systems
AN/FLR - Fixed Passive Countermeasures SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FLR-9 | Iron Horse network High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF) antenna array, nickname Elephant Cage |
FMx - Fixed Meteorological Systems
AN/FMQ - Fixed Meteorological Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FMQ-19 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)330 | Mesotech International | |
AN/FMQ-22 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)331 | Mesotech International | |
AN/FMQ-23 | Automated weather observing system (AWOS)332 | Mesotech International |
FPx - Fixed Radar Systems
AN/FPA - Fixed Radar AssemblyDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FPA-21 | Radar central computer | Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Pituffik Space Base, Site III |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FPQ-4 | C/L band and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radars for the Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP Project) | USAS American Mariner | |
AN/FPQ-6 | Land-based C-band radar system used for long-range, small-target tracking333 | NASA Kennedy Space Center | RCA Corporation |
AN/FPQ-16 | Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) passive electronically scanned array | US Army Safeguard Program | General Electric |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FPW-2 | Guidance Pedestal slaved to AN/FPQ-4 | Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP) |
FRx - Fixed Radio Systems
AN/FRD - Fixed Radio Direction Finder, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FRD-10 | Wullenweber circularly disposed antenna array (CDAA) high frequency direction finder (HF/DF) | Sylvania Electric Products, RCA Corporation, Kenton Electric338 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FRM-23 | Communications Systems Analyzer339 |
FSx - Fixed Special Systems
AN/FSA - Fixed Special Auxiliary EquipmentDesignation | 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 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FSG-1 | Anti-aircraft defense system, Project Nike, surface-to-air missile Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | Missile Master installations | The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/FSQ-7 | Computerized air defense command and control system; Combat Direction Central | IBM | |
AN/FSQ-8 | Air defense command and control system; Combat Control Central340 | IBM | |
AN/FSQ-27 | RW-400 real-time data processing computer | TRW Inc.341 | |
AN/FSQ-28 | Missile Impact Predictor Set duplex, general purpose computer | Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base | Sylvania Electric Products |
AN/FSQ-31 | Command, control, and coordination system (CCCS), part of the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) | Strategic Air Command | IBM |
AN/FSQ-32 | Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) solid state Computer | ||
AN/FSQ-53 | Radar Monitoring Set, with console and Signal Data Converter Group | Ballistic Missile Early Warning System | Sylvania Electric Products |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/FST-2 | Coordinate Data Transmitting Set (CDTS) computer system | SAGE radar stations | Burroughs Corporation |
G
GKx - Ground Telemetering Systems
AN/GKA - Ground Telemetering Auxiliary SystemsDesignation | 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 SystemsDesignation | 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-27 | L-band early-warning radar, upgraded AN/FPS-3 | ||
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 Electronic Systems (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 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GPG-1 | Anti-aircraft tracker radar for 75-mm gun mount342343 | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/GPN-12 | S-band air traffic control radar (ASR-7)344 | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) | |
AN/GPN-20 | Solid-state all-weather dual-channel air traffic control radar, modified ASR-8345 | US Air Force | Raytheon |
AN/GPN-27 | Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-8)346 | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/GPN-30 | Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) (ASR-11), replacing AN/GPN-12, AN/GPN-20 and AN/GPN-27347 | US Air Force, US Army, US Navy | Raytheon |
GRx - Ground Radio Systems
AN/GRC - Ground Radio Communications EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GRC-9 | High Frequency (HF) long range radio replacing Signal Corps Radio SCR-694348 | ||
AN/GRC-46 | Radioteletype set originally mounted on M-37 series 3/4-ton truck349 | ||
AN/GRC-103 | Lightweight, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tactical radio relay350 | Canadian Marconi Company, Magnavox | |
AN/GRC-109 | High Frequency (HF) radio transmitter/receiver/power-supply351 | Special Forces, Central Intelligence Agency | Admiral Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GRD-6 | Direction finder | Sylvania Electric Products |
GSx - Ground Special Systems
AN/GSA - Ground Special Auxiliary EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSA-51 | Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) | Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) | Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSG-5 | Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) | Project Nike Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) |
AN/GSG-6 | Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) | Project Nike Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) | The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) |
AN/GSG-10 | TACFIRE Gun data computer automates selected field artillery command and control functions352 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GSQ-16 | Automatic machine translation system | US Air Force | IBM |
AN/GSQ-33 | Transistorized ground guidance computer MOD1 | SM-65 Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) defense system | Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) |
AN/GSQ-272 | Sentinel Collection, Processing, exploitation, Analysis and Dissemination (CPAD) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)353 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/GSS-1 | Medium-range transportable Electronic Search Central system with AN/TPS-1D search radar | Project Nike | Bell Labs, MIT Radiation Laboratory |
GVx - Ground Visual Equipment
AN/GVS - Ground Visual Passive Detecting EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GVS-3 | Ruby laser ranging system with photomultiplier detector and red outer precious stone light exciter354 |
GYx - Ground Digital Processing Equipment
AN/GYK - Ground Digital Processing Computer SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/GYK-3 | D825 modular data processing computer, part of AN/GSA-51 Radar Course Directing Group | US Naval Research Laboratory | |
AN/GYK-12 | Ruggedized computer for use in the TACFIRE tactical fire direction system | Litton Industries | |
AN/GYK-29 | Battery Computer System (BCS) for artillery fire missions |
M
MLx - Mobile Countermeasures Systems
AN/MLQ - Mobile Countermeasures Combination EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MLQ-16 | Portable/mobile electronic countermeasure set communications jammer355 | US Marine Corps | Barker and Williamson356 |
AN/MLQ-24 | Countermeasures Receiving Set357 | ||
AN/MLQ-34 | TACJAM self-propelled,358 high-power,359 divisional level, tactical jamming system used to jam, deceive, or harass Very High Frequency (VHF) communications links360 | US Army361 M1015 tracked cargo carrier | AEL Industries (now BAE Systems)362 |
AN/MLQ-36 | Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System363 (MEWSS)364 capable of receiving signals from 30–3,000 MHz (999.3–10.0 cm).365 The MLQ-36 was later upgraded to AN/MLQ-39.366 | US Marine Corps | |
AN/MLQ-38 | Ground-Based Common Sensor Heavy (GBCS-H) electronic attack, signals intelligence (SIGINT) and emitter targeting system367 | US Army | |
AN/MLQ-40 | Prophet mobile ground-based tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system368 | US Army369 | General Dynamics370 |
AN/MLQ-41 | Countermeasures detecting system371 | US Army |
MPx - Mobile Radar Systems
AN/MPN - Mobile Radar Navigational AidDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MPN-1 | Mobile ground control radar | Bendix Corporation372 | |
AN/MPN-2 | Mobile ground radar beacon | ||
AN/MPN-3 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-5 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-8 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-11 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-14 | Mobile ground control radar | ||
AN/MPN-25 | Mobile ground control radar | ITT Inc. | |
AN/MPN-26 | Mobile ground control radar | Did not enter service | |
AN/MPN-T1 | Shore-based mobile ground control radar variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system | Bell Aircraft Corporation373 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MPQ-2 | Close Cooperation Control Unit truck mounted tracking radar/computer/communication system | L.H. Terpening Company374 | |
AN/MPQ-3 | Counter-battery radar | ||
AN/MPQ-4 | Counter-battery radar (Firefinder) | General Electric | |
AN/MPQ-10 | S-band Counter-battery radar,375 forerunner to the AN/MPQ-4 | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)376 | |
AN/MPQ-12 | MGM-5 Corporal | ||
AN/MPQ-14 | Course Directing Central, replaced by AN/TPQ-10 | General Electric | |
AN/MPQ-33 | High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-34 | X-band Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) | MIM-23 Hawk | Raytheon |
AN/MPQ-35 | High/medium-altitude threat detection radar | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-37 | Range Only Radar (ROR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-39 | High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-43 | High Power Acquisition Radar (HIPAR) | MIM-14 Nike Hercules | General Electric |
AN/MPQ-46 | J-band High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-48 | Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-49 | Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) | M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) | |
AN/MPQ-50 | High/medium-altitude threat detection radar | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-51 | Range Only Radar (ROR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-53 | Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) | MIM-104 Patriot | |
AN/MPQ-55 | Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-57 | High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-61 | High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-62 | Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) | MIM-23 Hawk | |
AN/MPQ-64 | Sentinal X-band 3D radar, modification of AN/TPQ-36 | Raytheon Missiles & Defense | |
AN/MPQ-65 | Passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar | MIM-104 Patriot |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MPS-7 | Radar, mobile version of the AN/FPS-20 | Air Defense Command | |
AN/MPS-9 | Radar, used with AN/MSQ-1 | ||
AN/MPS-14 | Height finder radar | Air Defense Command | |
AN/MPS-36 | Missile tracking radar | White Sands Missile Range |
MRx - Mobile Radio Systems
AN/MRN - Mobile Radio Navigational AidsDesignation | 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-522 | K-53 van | |
AN/MRN-3 | Marker beacon, jeep mounted | ||
AN/MRN-12 | Mobile control tower | ||
AN/MRN-20 | Mobile control tower, trailer mounted |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MRQ-7 | Doppler radio | MGM-5 Corporal II |
MSx - Mobile Special Systems
AN/MSG - Mobile Special Fire Control EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MSG-4 | Mobile air defense system | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys) | |
AN/MSG-5 | Mobile air defense system | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/MSQ-1 | Close Support Control Set377 | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-13 | Interim air defense system | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys) | |
AN/MSQ-18 | Battalion Missile Operations System | ||
AN/MSQ-28 | Directs associated missile batteries (AN/MSQ-18) | Army Air Defense Command Post Project Nike | Raytheon |
AN/MSQ-35 | Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central | 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains | Reeves Instrument Corporation |
AN/MSQ-39 | Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central | 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains | Reeves Instrument Corporation |
AN/MSQ-46 | Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central, descendant of AN/MSQ-39 | ||
AN/MSQ-51 | Aerial Target Control Central (ATCC) radar/computer/communications system | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-77 | Combat Skyspot/Combat Proof, nicknamed Miscue 77, mobile automatic tracking radar/computer system for command guidance of aircraft | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/MSQ-104 | Engagement Control Station (ECS) | MIM-104 Patriot | |
AN/MSQ-132 | Engagement Control Station (ECS) | MIM-104 Patriot |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/MSR-T4 | Threat Reaction Analysis Indicator System (TRAINS) radar receiver/data processing system, slave to AN/MST-T1 |
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
AN/PAQ - Portable Infrared Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PAQ-1 | Laser Target Designator (LTD) | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/PAQ-3 | Man-portable Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE)378 | ||
AN/PAQ-4 | Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (IAL) | Insight Technology379 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PAS-4 | Night Vision Weapon Sight primarily used on the M14 rifle380 | ||
AN/PAS-5 | Face mounted Infrared (IR) binocular used with auxiliary infrared radiation source, enabling the user to operate a vehicle during night hours381 | ||
AN/PAS-6 | Metascope night vision goggles382 | VARO | |
AN/PAS-7 | Handheld thermal viewer383 | Night Vision Laboratories | |
AN/PAS-8 | Aiming Light, developmental prototype384 | ||
AN/PAS-10 | Infrared (IR) camera for use in detecting roof moisture385 | Magnavox | |
AN/PAS-13 | Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS)386 | ||
AN/PAS-17 | Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS), to replace the AN/PVS-4387 | ||
AN/PAS-18 | Receiver, Infrared (IR) System night sight388 | FIM-92 Stinger | |
AN/PAS-19 | Handheld thermal imager389 | ||
AN/PAS-20 | Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI) | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)390 | |
AN/PAS-21 | Thermal sight (Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) SeeSPOT III) used with target laser designator or standalone391 | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-22 | Long Range Thermal Imager (LRTI) used in conjunction with target designator | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PAS-23 | Mini Thermal Monocular (MTM) with Infrared (IR) laser | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PAS-24 | ObservIR Recon III Thermal Imager with laser rangefinder | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-25 | Thermal Laser Spot Imager (TLSI) with "SeeSPOT" capability for aiding with target designation | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PAS-26 | Thermal imager with laser rangefinder (Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Recon III Lite) | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PAS-27 | Individual Weapon Night Sight-Thermal (IWNS-T)392 | ||
AN/PAS-28 | Medium Range Thermal Bi-Ocular (MRTB) sight (PhantomIRxr)393394 | Raytheon395 | |
AN/PAS-30 | Mini Thermal Imager (MTI) uncooled monocular handheld unit396 | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PAS-31 | Integrated Night Observation Device—Long Range Thermal (INOD-LRT) clip-on night vision sniper scope | Knight's Armament Company | |
AN/PAS-35 | Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B397 | Leonardo DRS | |
AN/PAS-36 | Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B | BAE Systems |
PEx - Portable Laser Equipment
AN/PED - Portable Laser Reconnaissance, and Surveillance EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PED-1 | Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) tripod-mounted laser designator | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PED-5 | Target Reconnaissance Infrared (IR) Geolocating Range Finder—Laser Target Locator Module (TRIGR LTLM) tripod-mounted laser designator | BAE Systems | |
AN/PED-6 | Joint Effects Targeting System—Target Location Designation System (JETS TLDS) tripod-mounted laser designator | Leonardo DRS |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PEQ-1 | Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker (SOFLAM) tripod-mounted laser designator | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PEQ-2 | Infrared (IR) Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser (ITPIAL) weapon-mounted infrared laser sight | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-3 | Combined laser, Infrared (IR) pointer, and illuminator | Sikorsky H-60 | |
AN/PEQ-4 | Medium Power Laser Illuminator (MPLI) handheld target laser designator398 | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-5 | Carbine Visible Laser (CVL) | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-6 | Integrated Laser Light Module (ILLM) for Heckler & Koch Mark 23 pistol | United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Insight Technology |
AN/PEQ-9 | Laser Designator Module (LDM) | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/PEQ-10 | Laser Aiming Module (LAM 1000) for pistols | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-11 | Dual Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (DIAL 100G) crew-served multi-function aiming laser, often mounted to crew-served weapons | United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWAR) | BE Meyers |
AN/PEQ-13 | Common Laser Range Finder System (CLRF) binocular rangefinder399400 | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PEQ-14 | Integrated Laser White Light Pointer (ILWLP) mounted on pistols | Insight Technology | |
AN/PEQ-15 | Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (ATPIAL) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) Laser sight | Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-16 | Integrated Pointing Illumination Module (IPIM) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) laser sight and visible flashlight | Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PEQ-17 | Portable Lightweight Designator/Rangefinder (PLDR) tripod mounted long-range laser designator401 | Elbit Systems | |
AN/PEQ-18 | Infrared (IR) Zoom Laser Illuminator Designator (IZLID 1000P) weapon-mountable infrared laser target designator and illuminator | BE Meyers | |
AN/PEQ-19 | Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD) tripod mounted laser designator | Elbit Systems |
PPx - Portable Radar Systems
AN/PPQ - Portable Radar Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PPQ-1 | Operational radar, personnel detection man portable radar set used during night patrols402 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/PPS-1 | Continuous wave (CW) Doppler radar portable ground surveillance radar | Sperry Gyroscope403 | |
AN/PPS-4 | Silent Sentry portable ground surveillance radar | Sperry Gyroscope | |
AN/PPS-9 | Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability | RCA Corporation | |
AN/PPS-10 | Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability, also known as GD Model 205 | General Dynamics | |
AN/PPS-14 | Listening Post Surveillance Device | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/PRC-6 | Walkie-talkie handheld Very High Frequency (VHF) FM two-way radio404 | Raytheon | |
AN/PRC-8 | Portable radio transceiver | ||
AN/PRC-9 | Portable radio transceiver | ||
AN/PRC-10 | Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) FM superheterodyne radio transceiver, replaced by AN/PRC-25405 | ||
AN/PRC-17 | Portable VHF/UHF AM survival radio406 | ||
AN/PRC-25 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM solid-state radio set, replaced the AN/PRC-10,407 replaced by AN/PRC-77408 | Electrospace Corp. | |
AN/PRC-32 | Portable survival radio operating at 243 MHz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM | US Navy | |
AN/PRC-47 | Portable radio, High Frequency (HF) 100W AM/CW/USB/RTTY transported in two boxes including all accessories for operation | Collins Radio409 | |
AN/PRC-49 | Portable Ultra High Frequency (UHF)410 survival radio | ||
AN/PRC-63 | Portable Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM beacon survival radio411 | GTE412 | |
AN/PRC-65 | Portable man-pack Very High Frequency (VHF) AM transceiver with 1,122 channels, operating between 100–156 MHz (300–192 cm)413 | Simmonds Precision Products | |
AN/PRC-66 | Portable VHF/UHF AM transceiver with 3,500 channels, operating between 225–400 MHz (133–75 cm)414 | Collins Radio415 | |
AN/PRC-68416 | Handheld Very High Frequency (VHF) FM transceiver417 | ||
AN/PRC-74 | Portable High Frequency (HF) radio | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/PRC-75 | Portable VHF/UHF AM transceiver | Collins Radio418 | |
AN/PRC-77 | Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) combat-net radio, 5 mi (8.0 km) estimated range, replaced by Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) family of radios | Associated Industries | |
AN/PRC-90 | Survival radio operating at 243–282.8 MHz (123.4–106.0 cm) AM with beacon mode, and a tone generator to allow the sending of Morse Code. Replaced by AN/PRC-149 | ||
AN/PRC-103 | Rescue swimmer Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM transceiver radio419 | ||
AN/PRC-104 | Manpack High Frequency (HF) SSB/CW transceiver radio420 | US Marine Corps | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/PRC-112 | Survival radio operating in VHF/UHF bands, replaced by AN/PRC-149 | ||
AN/PRC-113 | Portable VHF/UHF AM combat-net radio transceiver | Magnavox | |
AN/PRC-117 | Falcon® portable, tactical software-defined combat-net radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)421 | |
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 2-watt 136–160 MHz (220–187 cm) Very High Frequency (VHF) radio | Bendix-King (now Honeywell) | |
AN/PRC-137422 | |||
AN/PRC-139423 | |||
AN/PRC-148 | Handheld Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) and Joint Tactical Radio System | Thales Group424 | |
AN/PRC-149 | Rescue radio for non-combat use, replaces the PRC-90, PRC-112 and PRC-125 | Tadiran | |
AN/PRC-150 | Falcon® II tactical High Frequency (HF) SSB/Very High Frequency (VHF) FM manpack radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)425 | |
AN/PRC-152 | Falcon® III portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)426 | |
AN/PRC-153 | Integrated, Intra-Squad Radio (IISR) encrypted/secure two-way radio | US Marine Corps | Motorola |
AN/PRC-154 | Rifleman Radio is a handheld, intra-squad Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tactical radio | US Army | Thales 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) radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)427 | |
AN/PRC-159 | Falcon® III wideband team radio | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)428 | |
AN/PRC-160 | Manpack tactical wideband HF/VHF radio, replaced the earlier AN/PRC-150 | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PRC-161 | Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) | Viasat,429 L3Harris Technologies430 | |
AN/PRC-162 | Two-channel dismounted ground networking radio, with RT-2048(C)/U | Collins Radio431 | |
AN/PRC-163 | Dual-channel tactical handheld radio, replaced AN/PRC-152 | 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 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/PRQ-7 | Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) with GPS, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) line of sight and UHF satellite communications along with a Cospas-Sarsat beacon | Boeing |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/PSG-2 | Digital Message Device (DMD), remote device used with AN/GSG-10 TACFIRE system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/PSN-4 | Long Range Navigation (LORAN) manpack receiver for Army helicopters' avionics | Teledyne Technologies | |
AN/PSN-11 | Ruggedized single-frequency Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR, or Plugger), replaced by AN/PSN-13 | Rockwell Collins432 | |
AN/PSN-13 | Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR, or Dagger) | Rockwell Collins |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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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)433 | ||
AN/PSQ-14 | Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM) | ||
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 intrusions434 | L3Harris Technologies435 | |
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 resources436 | ||
AN/PSQ-18 | Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM), an enhanced fire-control system for the M203 40 mm grenade launcher | Insight Technology437 | |
AN/PSQ-19 | Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System (TLDHS) portable equipment suite allowing operators to determine their location and designate enemy locations438 | ||
AN/PSQ-20 | Passive monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) | Exelis Inc. (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PSQ-21 | Day/Night Imager hand-held passive thermal infrared (IR) electro-optical sensor used to classify and identify active targets439 | ||
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 data440441 | ||
AN/PSQ-23 | Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted (STORM) laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator with visible and Infrared (IR) lasers442 | 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) | US Army | L3Harris Technologies |
AN/PSQ-44 | Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) | Elbit Systems |
PVx - Portable Visual Systems
AN/PVQ - Portable Visual Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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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 cue443 | ||
AN/PVQ-31 | Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) | US Marine Corps, US Army444 | Trijicon |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/PVS-1 | Night vision scope445 | ||
AN/PVS-2 | Starlight night vision scope446 | ||
AN/PVS-3 | Night Vision Sight, Miniaturized447 | ||
AN/PVS-4 | Night Vision Sight, Individual Served Weapon | Optic Electronic Corporation | |
AN/PVS-5 | Dual-tube night-vision goggle used for aviation and ground support | ITT Inc., Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-6 | Binocular Mini Eyesafe Laser Infrared (IR) Observation Set (MELIOS) laser target designator448 | Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-7 | Single tube biocular night vision device | ITT Inc., Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-8 | Long Range Night Vision Sight449 | ||
AN/PVS-9 | Night vision sniperscope450 | Simrad Optronics | |
AN/PVS-10 | Sniper Night Sight (SNS) for the M24 sniper rifle with 8.5x magnification | Litton Industries | |
AN/PVS-11 | Handheld monocular pocketscope | Litton Industries451 | |
AN/PVS-12 | Night vision weapon sight | L3 Technologies452 | |
AN/PVS-13 | Laser Marker Night Vision Sight (LMNVS) only used with AN/PEQ-1A | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PVS-14 | Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PVS-16 | Maritime multi-sensor gyro-stabilized binoculars453 | ||
AN/PVS-17 | Miniature Night Sight (MNS) night vision weapon sight | L3 Technologies | |
AN/PVS-18 | Night Vision Monocular handheld or helmet mounted | L3 Technologies454 | |
AN/PVS-20 | Night vision sight for crew served weapons | L3 Technologies455 | |
AN/PVS-21 | Low Profile NVG | Steiner-Optik | |
AN/PVS-22 | Universal Night Sight (UNS) clip-on night vision sight | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PVS-23 | Ruggedized multi-purpose night vision binoculars derived from the aviation AN/AVS-6 | Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/PVS-24 | Clip-on Night Vision Device-Image Intensified (CNVD-I2)456 | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PVS-25 | Wide Field of View Diverging Image Tube Night Vision Goggles (WFoV DIT NVG)457 | L3Harris Technologies | |
AN/PVS-26 | Day optic and in-line forward mounted image intensified (I2) night vision device | Knight's Armament Company458 | |
AN/PVS-27 | Magnum Universal Night Sight (MUNS), also called Scout Sniper Medium Range Night Sight (SSMRNS)459 | Teledyne FLIR | |
AN/PVS-30 | Universal Night Sight Long Range Low Profile (UNS LR LP) clip-on sniper night sight460 | Knight's Armament Company | |
AN/PVS-31 | Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD) | L3Harris Technologies |
PYx - Portable Data Processing Equipment
AN/PYQ - Portable Data Processing Special EquipmentDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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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 |
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SLx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Countermeasures Systems
AN/SLQ - Water Countermeasures Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SLQ-25 | Nixie towed passive torpedo decoy system | Sensytech (now called Argon ST (subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security))461 | |
AN/SLQ-26 | Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite | Knox-class frigates | |
AN/SLQ-32 | Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite | Raytheon | |
AN/SLQ-49 | Rubber Duck Chaff Buoy Decoy System |
SPx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radar Systems
AN/SPA - Water Radar Auxiliary SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SPA-4 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater462 | Bendix Corporation463 | |
AN/SPA-8 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater464 | ||
AN/SPA-18 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater465 | ||
AN/SPA-25 | Shipboard range-azimuth indicator search radar, transistorized466 | ||
AN/SPA-33 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater with a 300-mile range467 | ||
AN/SPA-34 | Shipboard remote indicator radar468 | ||
AN/SPA-40 | Shipboard surface search range-azmuth indicator radar/repeater469 | ||
AN/SPA-41 | Shipboard height-finding radar, replaced the AN/SPA-40470 | ||
AN/SPA-43 | Shipboard intercept tracking radar471 | ||
AN/SPA-50 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater472 | ||
AN/SPA-59 | Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater with a 400-mile range473 | ||
AN/SPA-66 | Shipboard remote indicator radar replacing the AN/SPA-34474 | Hazeltine Corporation, Dero R&D Corp., Gulf Aerospace | |
AN/SPA-256 | Display used with AN/SPS-55 radar | Cardion Electronics |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SPN-10 | Shipboard automatic landing system | Bell Aircraft Corporation under Bureau of Ships (BuShips) contract475 | |
AN/SPN-35 | Precision Approach Radar (PAR) landing system | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, America-class amphibious assault ships, Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers | ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies) |
AN/SPN-42 | Automatic carrier landing system radar | ||
AN/SPN-43 | Air marshalling radar | ||
AN/SPN-44 | Air traffic control radar | ||
AN/SPN-46 | Precision Approach Landing System | Textron Systems |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SPQ-5 | Beam emitting radar | RIM-2 Terrier | |
AN/SPQ-9 | Fire-control radar | Spruance-class destroyers, Kidd-class destroyers, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, California-class cruisers, Virginia-class cruisers | |
AN/SPQ-11 | Cobra Judy passive electronically scanned array (PESA) space tracking radar | USNS Observation Island |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SPW-2 | Guidance radar | RIM-8 Talos |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SPY-1 | Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) 3D radar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers | Lockheed Martin |
AN/SPY-3 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, Zumwalt-class destroyers | Raytheon |
AN/SPY-6 | Missile defense and air surveillance radar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Constellation-class frigates, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, America-class amphibious assault ships, San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks | Raytheon |
AN/SPY-7 | Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) early-warning system | Lockheed Martin |
SQx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Sonar Systems
AN/SQQ - Water (surface ship or buoys) Sonar Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SQQ-23 | Computer coordinated sonar491 | ||
AN/SQQ-32 | Mine-hunting Sonar Set (MSS) | Raytheon, Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar) | |
AN/SQQ-34 | Carrier ASW suite | ||
AN/SQQ-89 | Undersea Warfare Combat System | Lockheed Martin | |
AN/SQQ-90 | ASW system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SQR-17 | Sonobuoy processor part of the LAMPS system | Knox-class frigates, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, Spruance-class destroyers | Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc (now Leonardo S.p.A.) |
AN/SQR-18 | Tactical towed array sonar system | Knox-class frigates | |
AN/SQR-19 | Tactical towed array sonar system, part of the AN/SQQ-89 suite | ||
AN/SQR-20 | Active and passive Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) sonar system (now TB-37U) | Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers, Zumwalt-class destroyers | Lockheed Martin492 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SQS-23 | Transducer sonar493 | Gearing-class destroyers | |
AN/SQS-26 | Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar | Belknap-class cruisers, Bronstein-class frigates, Brooke-class frigates, Garcia-class frigates, Knox-class frigates, Truxtun-class destroyers, Virginia-class cruisers | EDO Corporation, General Electric |
AN/SQS-35 | Fish variable depth sonar system | Knox-class frigates | EDO Corporation |
AN/SQS-38 | Hull-mounted version of the AN/SQS-35 | Hamilton-class cutters | |
AN/SQS-53 | Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar | Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers | EDO Corporation, General Electric |
AN/SQS-56 | Hellen Keller hull mounted sonar system | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates |
SRx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radio Systems
AN/SRC - Ship Radio Identification & Recognition SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SRC-9 | Radio navigation set | Virginia-class cruisers | |
AN/SRC-31 | Virginia-class cruisers |
SSx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Special Systems
AN/SSQ - Ship Special Combination SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SSQ-1 | Prototype sonobuoy494 | Magnavox | |
AN/SSQ-2 | First mass-produced sonobuoy495 | ||
AN/SSQ-15 | First production active sonobuoy, range-only (replaced in the late 1960s by AN/SSQ-47)496 | ||
AN/SSQ-20 | Americanized version of the British T-1946 directional sonobuoy497 | ||
AN/SSQ-23 | Julie omnidirectional low frequency passive sonobuoy498 | ||
AN/SSQ-28 | Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy499 | ||
AN/SSQ-36 | BathyThermal (BT) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics500 | |
AN/SSQ-41 | Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy, replaced both AN/SSQ-23 and AN/SSQ-28501 | ||
AN/SSQ-42 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy | Hazeltine Corporation502 | |
AN/SSQ-46 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy | General Electric503 | |
AN/SSQ-47 | Range only active sonobuoy504 | ||
AN/SSQ-48 | Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy505 | ||
AN/SSQ-50 | Command Activated Sonobuoy System (CASS), replaced AN/SSQ-47506 | ||
AN/SSQ-53 | Directional Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) passive directional sonobuoy507 | Ultra Electronics508 | |
AN/SSQ-57 | Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy, merged with DIFAR AN/SSQ-53509 | ||
AN/SSQ-62 | Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System (DICASS) active sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics510 | |
AN/SSQ-75 | Expendable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy (ERAPS) active sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-77 | Vertical Line Array Directional (VLAD) frequency analysis and recording sonobuoy511 | ||
AN/SSQ-86 | Data Link Communications (DLC) sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-101 | Air Deployable Active Receiver (ADAR) sonobuoy512 | ||
AN/SSQ-110 | Extended Echo Ranging (EER) sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-108 | OUTBOARD and OUTBOARD II | ||
AN/SSQ-125 | Active sonobuoy | ||
AN/SSQ-536 | Bathy Thermograph (BT) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics513 | |
AN/SSQ-553 | Directional passive sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics514 | |
AN/SSQ-565 | Multistatic low frequency active source sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics515 | |
AN/SSQ-573 | Directional low frequency active receiver sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics516 | |
AN/SSQ-906 | Omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics517 | |
AN/SSQ-926 | Active transmitter sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics518 | |
AN/SSQ-955 | Directional passive sonobuoy | Ultra Electronics519520 | |
AN/SSQ-963 | Directional Command Active Multi-Beam Sonobuoy (CAMBS) | Ultra Electronics521 |
SYx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Computer Systems
AN/SYA - Ship Auxiliary Computer SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SYA-1 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/SYA-4 | Tactical display system |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/SYS-1 | Automatic Detection & Tracking System | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon), Dynell Electronics Corp., Sperry Univac (now Unisys)522 | |
AN/SYS-2 | Sea mission computer |
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TAx - Transportable Infrared Systems
AN/TAS - Transportable Infrared Detection SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TAS-2 | Infrared (IR) sight for 106mm recoilless rifle | ||
AN/TAS-4 | Thermal imaging night sight | Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) |
TGx - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Systems
AN/TGC - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Communication SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TGC-14 | Lightweight teletypewriter set, developed as a commercial teleprinter (MITE Mod 104) | Mitre Corp |
TLx - Transportable Countermeasures Systems
AN/TLR - Transportable Countermeasures Receiver SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TLR-31 | Trusty Hunter countermeasures receiving set, 10–40 GHz (3.00–0.75 cm) noncommunications intercept system523: 112 | US Army |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TLQ-15 | High Frequency (HF) communications countermeasures system524: 8 | ||
AN/TLQ-17 | High Frequency (HF)/Very High Frequency (VHF) communications countermeasures system, used in Traffic Jam and AN/ALQ-151 Quickfix systems525 |
TMx - Transportable Meteorological Systems
AN/TMQ - Transportable Meteorological Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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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
AN/TMN - Transportable Radar Navigational Aid SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TPN-1 | Transportable Eureka radar beacon | ||
AN/TPN-22 | Transportable All-weather Landing System (ALS) Precision Approach Radar (PAR)526 | ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TPQ-2 | Transportable close air support radar | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/TPQ-10 | Transportable Course Directing Central bomb system radar | US Marine Corps | General Electric |
AN/TPQ-36 | Mobile counter-battery radar | Northrop Grumman, ThalesRaytheonSystems | |
AN/TPQ-37 | Mobile S-band counter-battery radar system | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) | |
AN/TPQ-43 | Radar, part of AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) | M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) | |
AN/TPQ-46 | Lightweight counter-battery radar | ||
AN/TPQ-48 | Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) | ||
AN/TPQ-49 | Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) | ||
AN/TPQ-50 | Humvee-mounted Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)527 | ||
AN/TPQ-53 | Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) counter-battery radar | US Army | Lockheed Martin528529 |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TPS-1 | Transportable early warning and tactical control radar | Western Electric530 | |
AN/TPS-3 | Mobile, lightweight, medium-range, early-warning radar | ||
AN/TPS-10 | X-band height finder radar system | ||
AN/TPS-22 | Search and acquisition radar | ||
AN/TPS-32 | 3D tactical lightweight amphibious assault radar | ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies) | |
AN/TPS-41 | Transportable weather radar | ||
AN/TPS-42 | Man-pack transportable Ultra High Frequency (UHF) 3D air surveillance radar | ||
AN/TPS-43 | Transportable 3D air search radar | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) | |
AN/TPS-44 | Air surveillance radar | Cardion Electronics | |
AN/TPS-58 | Moving-Target-Locating Radar (MTLR) | ||
AN/TPS-59 | Transportable air surveillance and theater ballistic missile (TBM) detection radar | General Electric | |
AN/TPS-63 | Mobile medium-range 2D surveillance radar | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/TPS-65 | Airfield surveillance radar for air traffic control, developed from AN/TPS-63 | Northrop Grumman | |
AN/TPS-68 | Tactical weather radar | ||
AN/TPS-70 | Mobile phased array 3D S-band radar | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) | |
AN/TPS-71 | Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) | ||
AN/TPS-72 | Planar array E/F-band air search radar | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) | |
AN/TPS-73 | Air traffic control radar | ||
AN/TPS-75 | Transportable passive electronically scanned array (PESA) 3D air search radar | Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) | |
AN/TPS-77 | Transportable version of the AN/FPS-117 | Lockheed Martin | |
AN/TPS-80 | Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) | Northrop Grumman |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TPX-46 | Interrogator Set, ground portion of the DOD A.C. Cossor AIMS Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System | MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems | Hazeltine Corporation |
AN/TPX-50 | Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) receiver | MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems | Hazeltine Corporation |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TPY-2 | Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) radar | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile | Raytheon |
AN/TPY-4 | L-band multi-function 3D radar | Lockheed Martin |
TRx - Transportable Radio Systems
AN/TRC - Transportable Radio Communications SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
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AN/TRC-80 | Track 80 Radio terminal set, 4.4–5 GHz at 1 kW | MGM-31 Pershing | Rockwell Collins |
AN/TRC-97 | Radio set, line of sight and tropospheric scatter | RCA Corporation |
TSx - Transportable Special Systems
AN/TSQ - Transportable Special Combination SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TSQ-8 | Coordinate Data Set, Command, control and coordination system | Project Nike | The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) |
AN/TSQ-38 | Helicopter-transportable Battalion Missile Operations System, variant of AN/MSQ-18 | Project Nike | Raytheon |
AN/TSQ-51 | Missile Mentor air defense Command, control and coordination system computer | Project Nike | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
AN/TSQ-73 | Missile Minder Army Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System | ||
AN/TSQ-81 | Combat Skyspot ground directed bombing unit, transportable version of AN/MSQ-77531 | ||
AN/TSQ-91 | Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System | ||
AN/TSQ-96 | Bomb directing central automatic tracking radar/computer/communications system | Reeves Instrument Corporation | |
AN/TSQ-112 | Tactical communications intercept and direction finding system, used with AN/MLQ-34 TACJAM532 | ||
AN/TSQ-138 | Trailblazer direction finding system | US Army M1015 tracked cargo carrier | |
AN/TSQ-158 | Network Control Station | Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) | Raytheon |
AN/TSQ-178 | Joint STARS (JSTARS) ground station | ||
AN/TSQ-179 | Joint STARS (JSTARS) Common Ground Station (CGS) | ||
AN/TSQ-198 | Tactical Terminal Control System (TTCS) mobile air traffic control facility533 |
TVx - Transportable Special Systems
AN/TVS - Transportable Visual Detection SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TVS-5 | Night vision observation scope |
TWx - Transportable Armament Systems
AN/TWQ - Transportable Armament Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TWQ-1 | Avenger self-propelled short range air defense surface-to-air missile system | Boeing |
TYx - Transportable Computer Systems
AN/TYA - Transportable Special Auxiliary SystemsDesignation | 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) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/TYQ-1 | Tactical Air Command Central (TACC) | Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) | Philco-Ford |
AN/TYQ-2 | Tactical Air Operations Central (TAOC) | Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) | Litton Industries |
AN/TYQ-3 | Tactical Data Communications Central (TDCC) | Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) | Collins Radio, Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/TYQ-23 | Tactical Air Operations Central (TAOC) system, replaced Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) |
U
UAx - Utility Infrared Systems
AN/UAS - Utility Infrared Search SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UAS-4 | Infrared surveillance system534 | OV-1C Mohawk535 |
ULx - Utility Countermeasures
AN/ULQ - Utility Countermeasures Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ULQ-19 | Ground-based communications electronic attack system536 operating between 20–80 MHz (1,500–370 cm)537 | US Marine Corps | BAE Systems538 |
UQx - Utility Carrier Systems
AN/UQQ - Utility Sonar Special SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UQQ-2 | Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) sonar | USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23), Victorious-class ocean surveillance ships |
URx - Utility Radio Systems
AN/URC - Utility Radio Communications SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URC-4 | Emergency survival radio operates at 121.5 MHz (247 cm) and 243 MHz (123 cm) | ||
AN/URC-10 | Transistorized Ultra High Frequency (UHF) emergency survival radio | ||
AN/URC-11 | Emergency survival radio operating at 243 MHz (123 cm) | ||
AN/URC-14 | Emergency survival radio operating at 121.5 MHz (247 cm) | ||
AN/URC-32 | Shipboard High Frequency (HF) single-sideband transceiver operating at 2–30 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm) | Collins Radio539 | |
AN/URC-64 | Emergency survival radio operating between 225–285 MHz (133–105 cm) | US Air Force | |
AN/URC-68 | Emergency survival radio | US Army | |
AN/URC-117 | Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) command and control radio | US Air Force |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URM-25 | Vacuum tube radio frequency (RF) signal generator equipment test set |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/URN-20 | Tactical air navigation (TACAN) navigation system | Virginia-class cruisers | |
AN/URN-25 | Navigational beacon, communicates coded radio signals with Tactical air navigation (TACAN) equipped aircraft to determine identity of vessel, distance and bearing from beacon, replaced the AN/URN-20540 | Gould Corporation - NavCom Systems Division (now NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc)541 |
USx - Utility Special Systems
AN/USD - Utility Special Surveillance SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/USD-1 | Film surveillance drone542 | US Army | Radioplane |
AN/USD-2 | Overseer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | US Army | Aerojet, Rheem Manufacturing Company |
AN/USD-3 | Snooper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | US Army | Republic Aviation |
AN/USD-4 | Swallow high speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | Did not enter service | Republic Aviation |
AN/USD-5 | Osprey high speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | Did not enter service | Fairchild Aircraft |
AN/USD-501 | CL-89 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | Canadair | |
AN/USD-502 | CL-289 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone | Canadair |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/USQ-17 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/USQ-20 | Sea-based mainframe computer, replaced AN/USQ-17 | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/USQ-144 | Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) | ||
AN/USQ-124 | Tactical Intelligence (TACINTEL) | ||
AN/USQ-148 | SCI Networks | ||
AN/USQ-163 | Falconer regional Air Operations Center (AOC) | US Air Force | |
AN/USQ-208 | Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) |
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 SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYA-1 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/UYA-4 | Tactical display system | ASW Ship Command and Control System (ASWSC&CS) | Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYK-1 | Submarine-based computer for Transit (NAVSAT) location system, also called TRW-130 | Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation (now TRW Inc.) | |
AN/UYK-3 | Sea-based Outstation Processor Unit computer, also called BR-133 | Bunker Ramo (subsidiary of Honeywell) | |
AN/UYK-7 | Sea-based 18-bit mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/UYK-8 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/UYK-19 | Naval electronic warfare computer, also called ROLM 1602 | ROLM (now Lockheed Martin)543 | |
AN/UYK-20 | Sea-based minicomputer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Univac (now Unisys) |
AN/UYK-43 | Sea-based mainframe computer | Naval Tactical Data System | Unisys |
AN/UYK-44 | Sea-based minicomputer | Naval Tactical Data System | Sperry Corporation (now Unisys) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/UYQ-21 | Tactical display system | ||
AN/UYQ-70 | Sea-based workstation, replaced AN/UYA-4 and AN/UYQ-21 (series) displays | US Navy |
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 SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/VPS-2 | Range-only radar | M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/VRC-3 | FM Signal Corps Radio SCR-300 with power pack | US Army | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola) |
AN/VRC-5 | Variant of the Signal Corps Radio SCR-508 with separately mounted transmitter and receiver | US Army | |
AN/VRC-12 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system544545 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-43 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series546 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-44 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series547 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-45 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series548 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-46 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series549 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-47 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series550 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-48 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series551 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-49 | Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized vehicular radio communications system, part of AN/VRC-12 series552 | Avco (subsidiary of Textron) | |
AN/VRC-87 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range | ||
AN/VRC-88 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range | ||
AN/VRC-89 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range with man-pack accessories | ||
AN/VRC-90 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range | ||
AN/VRC-91 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range with man-pack accessories | ||
AN/VRC-92 | Very High Frequency (VHF) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 50-watt long range |
W
WLx - Water Surface and Underwater combined Countermeasures Systems
AN/WLD - Water Special Surveillance SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WLD-1 | Remote Minehunting System (RMS) | Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG-91), USS Momsen (DDG-92), USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) | Lockheed Martin |
Designation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WLQ-4 | Sea Nymph submarine Electronic Support Measures (ESM) SIGINT system |
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 Surface and Underwater combined Sonar Systems
AN/WQX- Water Surface and Underwater combined Identification and Recognition Sonar SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/WQX-2 | Diver detection sonar (DDS) | Applied Research Laboratories of University of Texas at Austin |
Z
ZPx - Airborne Vehicle Radar Systems
AN/ZPY - Airborne Vehicle Surveillance Radar SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ZPY-1 | Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight (STARLite) | MQ-1C Gray Eagle | Northrop Grumman |
AN/ZPY-2 | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) radar | RQ-4 Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman553 |
ZSx - Airborne Vehicle Special Systems
AN/ZSQ - Water Special Combination SystemsDesignation | Purpose/Description | Location/Used By | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
AN/ZSQ-2 | Electro-optical assault/attack sensor | United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) MH-47G Chinook, MH-60M Black Hawk | Raytheon554 |
See also
- United States portal
- Electronics portal
- Aviation portal
- Joint Electronics Type Designation System – Unclassified designation system for United States military electronic equipment - The AN/ system defined
- Signal Corps Radio – U.S. Army radio systems
- Category:Military electronics of the United States
- Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists
Lists
- List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces
- List of equipment of the United States Air Force
- List of equipment of the United States Army
- List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
- List of equipment of the United States Marine Corps
- List of equipment of the United States Navy
- List of United States Radars
- List of U.S. Signal Corps Vehicles (V-list)
- List of World War II electronic warfare equipment
Footnotes
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Further reading
- Winkler, David F. (June 1997). Searching the Skies - The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. Retrieved 8 August 2024. (192 pages)
External links
- MobileRadar.org - Radar Descriptions
- Directory of Communications - Electronic Equipment, JANAP 161, March 1953 (Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication)
- Designation-Systems.net - Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And Communications Equipment
- FAS Military Analysis Network.org - Aircraft Equipment
- FAS Military Analysis Network.org - US Navy Shipboard Combat Systems
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