MM/SPN-703
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: MM/SPN-703
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 9 375 MHz
(X-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 5 200 … 650 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 0.05 … 1.5 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 20 kW |
| average power: | 1 kW |
| instrumented range: | 120 NM (≙ 220 km) |
| range resolution: | 9 m |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | 1.2º |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
MM/SPN-703
MM/SPN-703 was operating in X-Band navigation and surface search radar of the Italian Navy. Is uses a slotted waveguide antenna with cylindrical-paraboloid reflector and a vertical beam width of 25 degrees. It could also be delivered with a transmitter with 75 kW pulse power.
In the US Navy, the radar was given the designation AN/SPS-63.