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The AN/FPS-6 Radar was a long-range height finding radar used by the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command. The AN/FPS-6 radar was introduced into service in the late 1950s and served as the principal height-finder radar for the United States for several decades thereafter. It was also used by the Royal Air Force alongside their AMES Type 80s. Built by General Electric, the S-band radar operated on a frequency of 2700 to 2900 MHz. Between 1953 and 1960, about 450 units of the AN/FPS-6 and the mobile AN/MPS-14 version were produced. The AN/FPS-90 and AN/FPS-116 radars were identical to the AN/FPS-6 except for receiver modifications.
AN-FPS-6 RadarAN-FPS-6 Radar
AN-FPS6AN-FPS6
FPS-6 at KOKEE AFS HAWAIIFPS-6 at KOKEE AFS HAWAII
Radar Site at Fort Lawton WA circa 1962Radar Site at Fort Lawton WA circa 1962| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | AN-FPS-6 Radar | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AN-FPS-6 Radar | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AN-FPS6 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AN-FPS6 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | FPS-6 at KOKEE AFS HAWAII | Commons | ||
| commons | image | FPS-6 at KOKEE AFS HAWAII | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Radar Site at Fort Lawton WA circa 1962 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Radar Site at Fort Lawton WA circa 1962 | Commons | ||
