Wednesday, January 07, 2009

AN/APY-2

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Northrop Grumman

Applications
E-3 Sentry
E-767

Derived from:
AN/APY-1

Description: Northrop Grumman AN/APY-2 is a development of APY-1 pulse Doppler radar system installed on E-3 AWACS aircraft. It features the ability to detect and track targets over the horizon, sea surface and/or flying at low altitude. The AN/APY-2 advanced radar system was provided to the E-3 and E-767 aircraft and features greater tracking capacity for more than 600 targets flying at low altitude. Like the APY-1, the APY-2 is mounted in the rotodome above the rear fuselage.

Specifications
Other: Tracked Aerial Targets 600

Operators

see operators map

France

Japan

Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008

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