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mobile radar system
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar is a mobile radar system. It was built by ThalesRaytheonSystems.
Technical data
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 50 km | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 50 km | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Currently manufactured by ThalesRaytheonSystems , the system is a long-range version of "weapon-locating radar", designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire .
Weapon Locating System is a mobile radar system
developed in the late 1970s by Hughes Aircraft Company
achieving Initial Operational Capability in 1980
It is currently in service at brigade and higher levels in the United States Army and by other countries.
designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire
reported range of up to 31 miles (50 km)
Frequency: S-band, 15 frequencies
Azimuth sector: 1600 mils (90 degrees)
Prime power: 115/200 VAC, 400 Hz, 3-phase, 43 kW
Peak transmitted power: 120 kW, min.
The radar is trailer-mounted and towed by a 2 + 1 ⁄ 3 -short-ton (2,100 kg) truck.
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder Mobile radar system United States 20
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for AN/TPQ-36/37p. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 18. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder. Service scope: Indian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder. Service scope: Singapore Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
India, Iraq, Jordan, Singapore, South Korea, Türkiye
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