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The ''' | The '''AN-|AN/TPY-2''' Surveillance Transportable Radar, also called the '''Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T)''' is a long-range, high-altitude surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and air defense systems.<ref name=GS-TPY-2>{{citation | ||
| title=AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance (Forward Based X-Band Transportable [FBX-T]) | | title=AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance (Forward Based X-Band Transportable [FBX-T]) | ||
| journal = Globalsecurity.com | | journal = Globalsecurity.com | ||
| url =}}</ref> Made by | | url =}}</ref> Made by Raytheon, it is the primary radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system, but also MASINT#cueing|cues the MPQ-53|AN/MPQ-53 radar of the MIM-104 Patriot system. Patriot PAC-3 is a lower-altitude missile and aircraft defense system than THAAD. | ||
The | The U.S. Army developed it and remains responsible for its use by air defense artillery in theater and tactical applications. As a component of national ballistic missile defense, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is responsible for AN/TPY-2 applications. | ||
It has been deployed in Japan to collect strategic-level information on North Korean missile developments, as well as warning Japan of incoming warheads. Japan has bought both PAC-3 for point defense, and is upgrading the AEGIS systems on its | It has been deployed in Japan to collect strategic-level information on North Korean missile developments, as well as warning Japan of incoming warheads. Japan has bought both PAC-3 for point defense, and is upgrading the AEGIS systems on its Kongo-class destroyers so they can use the longer-range RIM-161 Standard SM-3 theater ballistic missile defense. | ||
An AN/TPY-2 is based in Alaska as part of national ballistic missile defense deveopment. The U.S. has agreed to provide it to Israel, to complement their two-tier | An AN/TPY-2 is based in Alaska as part of national ballistic missile defense deveopment. The U.S. has agreed to provide it to Israel, to complement their two-tier Arrow-2 missile and Patriot PAC-3 missile defense. <ref name=Reuters>{{citation | ||
| title = U.S. to help Israel with missile detection | | title = U.S. to help Israel with missile detection | ||
| date = 29 July 2008 | | date = 29 July 2008 | ||
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| first = Dan | last = Williams}}</ref> | | first = Dan | last = Williams}}</ref> | ||
The AN/TPY-2 is a phased-array | The AN/TPY-2 is a phased-array radar, which operates in the 8.55-10 GHz IEEE frequency bands|X band. Raytheon builds it as part of an X-band family, along with the National Missile Defense (NMD) X-Band Radar (XBR) and AN/FPS-129 HAVE STARE.<ref name=RaytheonPR> {{citation | ||
| title = Raytheon Awarded $304 Million for Ballistic Missile Defense System Upgrades | | title = Raytheon Awarded $304 Million for Ballistic Missile Defense System Upgrades | ||
| date = 11 July2007 | | date = 11 July2007 | ||
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 The AN-|AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar, also called the Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T) is a long-range, high-altitude surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and air defense systems.[1] Made by Raytheon, it is the primary radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system, but also MASINT#cueing|cues the MPQ-53|AN/MPQ-53 radar of the MIM-104 Patriot system. Patriot PAC-3 is a lower-altitude missile and aircraft defense system than THAAD. The U.S. Army developed it and remains responsible for its use by air defense artillery in theater and tactical applications. As a component of national ballistic missile defense, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is responsible for AN/TPY-2 applications. It has been deployed in Japan to collect strategic-level information on North Korean missile developments, as well as warning Japan of incoming warheads. Japan has bought both PAC-3 for point defense, and is upgrading the AEGIS systems on its Kongo-class destroyers so they can use the longer-range RIM-161 Standard SM-3 theater ballistic missile defense. An AN/TPY-2 is based in Alaska as part of national ballistic missile defense deveopment. The U.S. has agreed to provide it to Israel, to complement their two-tier Arrow-2 missile and Patriot PAC-3 missile defense. [2] The AN/TPY-2 is a phased-array radar, which operates in the 8.55-10 GHz IEEE frequency bands|X band. Raytheon builds it as part of an X-band family, along with the National Missile Defense (NMD) X-Band Radar (XBR) and AN/FPS-129 HAVE STARE.[3] It complements the fixed AN/FPS-129 HAVE STARE X-Band "large dish" radar, located at Vandenberg Air Force Base. [4] Smaller mobile X-band dishes, not yet designated, may also be paired with the AN/TPY-2. References
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