AN/CPS-4 Radar

The AN/CPS-4 Radar was a medium-range height-finding radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

AN/CPS-4

AN/CPS-4 Radar
Type	Medium-Range Height Finding
Frequency	2700 to 2900 MHz

Developed by MIT's Radiation Laboratory, this height-finding radar was nicknamed "Beaver Tail." The radar was designed to be used in conjunction with the SCR-270 and SCR-271 search sets. The CPS-4 required six operators. This S-band radar, operating in the 2700 to 2900 MHz range, could detect targets at a distance of ninety miles. The vertical antenna was twenty feet high and five feet wide. This radar was often paired with the AN/FPS-3 search radar during the early 1950s at permanent network radar sites.

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/CPS-4" designation represents the 4th design of an Army-Navy air transportable electronic device for search radar equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.

See also

• List of radars
• List of military electronics of the United States

References

  This article incorporates public ___domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Further reading

• Winkler, David F. (June 1997). Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Langley AFB, Virginia: United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command. LCCN 97020912.

External links

• Radomes.org - AN/CPS-4 (Archived)