RADARCOMBAT PROVEN
AN/TPQ-36 FIREFINDER
AN/TPQ-36
Counter-Battery/Mortar Radar
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United States
North America
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
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MANUFACTURERNorthrop Grumman
YEAR INTRODUCED1981
UNITS IN SERVICE200
UNITS PRODUCED400
UNIT COST$12.0M
DESCRIPTION
US counter-mortar radar donated in quantity to Ukraine. Detects and locates enemy mortar and artillery fire in seconds, enabling rapid counter-battery response.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Type
Phased array
Band
C-band
Range
24 km (mortar) / 18 km (artillery/rockets)
Weight
4.8 tonnes
Towable
HMMWV-towable
Deploy Time
15 minutes
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine (2022βpresent). Thousands of counter-battery missions.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon