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AN/ZPY-3

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: AN/ZPY-3 in the radome behind the nose gear under the aircraft fuselage
© 2015 Northrop Grumman

Figure 1: AN/ZPY-3 in the radome behind the nose gear under the aircraft fuselage
© 2015 Northrop Grumman

Specifications
frequency: X-Band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range: 200 NM (≙ 370 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

AN/ZPY-3

AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) is operating in the X-Band active electronically scanned array radar using a 360 degrees mechanical rotation. It was developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy’s MQ-4C BAMS, maritime surveillance UAV.

The AN/ZPY-3 MFAS sensor provides mode agility to switch between various surveillance methods. These include maritime-surface-search (MSS) mode for tracking maritime targets and inverse-synthetic-aperture radar (ISAR) mode for classifying ships. Two synthetic aperture radar (SAR) modes are used for ground searches; spot SAR for images of the ground and stationary targets and strip SAR for images along a fixed line.