OVERVIEW: The AN/FPS-8 is a fixed, medium-to-long range, 2-D early warning and aicraft control radar operating in the D-band (NATO).


DETAILS:  


Specifications:

Frequency: 		1280 to 1380 MHz D-band (NATO), L-band (IEEE).
Power output: 		1.080 KW (average); 1.0 MW (peak)
PRF:			 360 pps	
Range Resolution:	 900 meters (range), 0.5 degree (azimuth) 				
On/Off time:		unknown
Deploy/Stow Time	N/A
Max Range:		220 nm, 40,000 feet altitude


NOTES: IOC 1954. The mobile versions of the FPS-8 are designated the AN/MPS-11 and the AN/MPS-11A.

SOURCES:  US Army. M 11-487C-1 MILITARY STANDARDIZATION HANDBOOK UNITED STATES RADAR EQUIPMENT. 1965. Available at http://www.nj7p.org/Manuals/PDFs/Military/TM%2011-487C-1%20V1%2015-Dec-65%20USAPA.pdf ; "AN/FPS-8 - Radartutorial." Grundlagen Der Radartechnik. Accessed April 27, 2020. https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/11.ancient/karte019.en.html ; USAF. "RADC-TDR-62-512 Spectrum Signature of Radar Set AN/FPS-8." Last modified March 27, 1963. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/400304.pdf.
