OVERVIEW: The AN/TPS-59(V)3 is a transportable, long-range, 3-D, Active Electronic Elevation Scanning Array (AESA), air search and GCI radar with an anti-TBM capability.  It operates in the "D" Band. 

DETAILS: The AN/TPS-59(V)3 is a lightweight tactical GCI and surveillance radar.   In the USMC, the AN/TPS-59(V)3 is primarily used to support MAGTF aviation during sustained operations ashore, as part of a joint theater air and missile defense architecture.   Weapon systems associated with the AN/TPS-59(V)3 include HAWK and PATRIOT missiles, where it provides TBM radar cues.  It can track up to 500 ABT or 50 TBMs. ECCM features include frequency agile capability, and pseudo-random Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) and pseudo-random beam positioning.

The radar has a solid-state transmitter and a rotating planar array antenna.  The antenna uses 54 identical row/feed networks, 27 power supplies, and a digital signal processor to control the beam pattern and process the returned signals. The displays and processors are housed in a single standard military shelter

Specifications:

Frequency: 		 1.215-1.4 GHz (D Band (NATO), L Band (IEEE))
Power output: 		 46 kW (peak); 11 kW (average)  
PRF:			 180 and 625 Hz 
Max Altitude Coverage:	100,000 feet (air breathing targets (ABT); 1,000,000 feet (TBM)
Max Target Speed:		Mach 7
Resolution:	 	 100 feet @ 80nm (range)(ABT); 0.17° (ABT), 1.85° (TBM) 			azimuth; 1000 feet @100nm(ABT) (altitude)
Range, altitude:	 	 1,000,000 feet
 
Detection Range
Probability of detection: 	90% 1m2 RCS target within 200 nm.
Max Range (ABT):		4-200 nm
Max Range (TBM tgt):	4-400 nm
Max range, ATC mode:	300 nm

On/Off time:		  unknown
Deploy/Stow Time:		 60 minutes/ 30 min

  
NOTES:  IOC: 1998. Transportable by truck, helicopters. All U.S. TPS-59 radars were decommissioned in September 2020.   The AN/TPS-59(V)3 is transportable on three single-axle trailers, or by helo or C-130.  The radar can be integrated with multiple weapon systems including HAWK and Patriot air defense systems.  The AN/FPS-117 is a fixed-site version.  A variant of the AN/TPS-59 was sold to NATO as the GE-592. Users include the USMC, Egypt, and Bahrain. 

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