AN/TPS-70 vs P-18PL: Specs Compared

AN/TPS-70 — licensed reference photograph

ARadar & sensors

AN/TPS-70

3D phased array

Credit

Srđan Popović · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BRadar & sensors

P-18PL

Mobile 3D early-warning radar

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

5.5m

14mdeployed prototype array

Width

All recorded figures & sources

5.5 m

Width

Single source

18 ft (5.5 m)^[source]

14 m

deployed prototype array

Single source

14 m (46 ft) (deployed prototype array)^[source]

2.54m

6mdeployed prototype array

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.54 m

Height

Single source

8.3 feet (2.54 m)^[source]

6 m

deployed prototype array

Single source

6 m (20 ft) (deployed prototype array)^[source]

450km

900kmInstrumented: up to

Range

All recorded figures & sources

450 km

Range

Single source

280 mi (450 km)^[source]

900 km

Instrumented: up to

Single source

Instrumented: up to 900 km (560 mi)^[source]

3,500kWpeak

> 120kW> solid-state transmitter

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 kW

average

Single source

3,500 kW

peak

Single source

3.5 MW peak 6.2 kW average^[source]

> 120 kW

> solid-state transmitter

Single source

>120 kW (solid-state transmitter)^[source]

2.9–3GHz(10.34–9.99 cm) ( S band )

VHF (metre band)

Frequency

All recorded figures & sources

2.9–3 GHz

(10.34–9.99 cm) ( S band )

Single source

2.9–3.0 GHz (10.34–9.99 cm) ( S band )^[source]

VHF (metre band)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AN/TPS-70 and P-18PL configuration
Specification	AN/TPS-70	P-18PL
Country of origin	United States^[source]	Poland^[source]
Manufacturer	Northrop Grumman^[source]	PIT-RADWAR^[source]
Introduced	1986 ( 1986 )^[source]	—
Type	3D phased array^[source]	Mobile 3D early-warning radar^[source]
PRF	250–275 pps^[source]	—
Beamwidth	1.5º^[source]	6° azimuth × 12° elevation (prototype)^[source]
Pulsewidth	6.5 μs^[source]	—
RPM	6 rpm^[source]	—
Altitude	100,000 ft (30,000 m)^[source]	Up to 160 km (99 mi) (published prototype data)^[source]
Related	AN/TPS-43 predecessor AN/TPS-78 successor^[source]	—
Designer	—	PIT-RADWAR Military University of Technology^[source]
Azimuth	—	360° (rotating antenna); 90° (stationary antenna)^[source]
Elevation	—	25° (rotating antenna); 45° (stationary antenna)^[source]
Precision	—	30 m (98 ft) in range; 0.3° in azimuth (prototype)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Poland

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AN/TPS-70

P-18PL

Country of origin

United States^[source]

Poland^[source]

Manufacturer

Northrop Grumman^[source]

PIT-RADWAR^[source]

Introduced

1986 ( 1986 )^[source]

—

Type

3D phased array^[source]

Mobile 3D early-warning radar^[source]

PRF

250–275 pps^[source]

—

Beamwidth

1.5º^[source]

6° azimuth × 12° elevation (prototype)^[source]

Pulsewidth

6.5 μs^[source]

—

RPM

6 rpm^[source]

—

Altitude

100,000 ft (30,000 m)^[source]

Up to 160 km (99 mi) (published prototype data)^[source]

AN/TPS-43 predecessor AN/TPS-78 successor^[source]

—

Designer

—

PIT-RADWAR Military University of Technology^[source]

Azimuth

—

360° (rotating antenna); 90° (stationary antenna)^[source]

Elevation

—

25° (rotating antenna); 45° (stationary antenna)^[source]

Precision

—

30 m (98 ft) in range; 0.3° in azimuth (prototype)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Poland