AN/SPS-8

AN/SPS-8

AN/SPS-8B aboard the USS Providence
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	General Electric
Introduced	1952
Type	2D
Frequency	S Band
PRF	1000 Hz
Beamwidth	3.5°
Pulsewidth	2 µs
Range	111 km (60 nmi)
Power	650 kW

AN/SPS-8 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by General Electric. It was used by the US Navy as a height finding radar after World War II, and was equipped aboard naval ships during the Cold War. Variants include AN/SPS-8A, AN-SPS/8B, AN/SPS-8C and AN/SPS-8D After modernization, it was redesignated as AN/SPS-30.^[1]

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPS-8" designation represents the 8th design of an Army-Navy electronic device for surface ship search radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.