MPQ-64
Operated by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, the AN/MPQ-84 Sentinel is an air defense search radar, and is capable of detecting cruise missiles, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles as well as fixed-wing threats. Its range is being extended from 40 to 75 km. Made by Raytheon, it is truck-towed, and is a pulse-doppler system operating in the X-band. [1] It routinely provides warning to FIM-92 Stinger and MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile units.
Army ADA soldiers are being reassigned to the brigade combat team, unit of employment, and aviation brigade headquarters to restore the air situational awareness that had been provided by divisional ADA battalions. They are creating Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) cells that network with other radars and C3I-ISR systems.[2] Among these systems are the Army FAAD (Forward Area Air Defense) Command and Control system, which interconnects missile launchers, ground and airborne radar (including the E-3 Sentry) and command centers. [3]
References
- ↑ "AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel Air Defense radar", Defense Update (no. 2), 2004
- ↑ Lennox, Robert P., "Air and Missile Defense goes Global", Army Magazine
- ↑ Cothran, Julian (November-December 1995), "Growing the Army's FAAD Weapon Systems into Maturity: An Applied Success Story...or was it?", Program Manager pp. 20-25