AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar

The AN/TPS-80 Quick Reaction Capability Radar is a mobile radar system currently being designed by Northrop Grumman for the US Marine Corps.

The Radar is a multi function system designed to replace five legacy radar systems currently in Marine Corps service: the TPS-63 (air defense), TPS-73 (air-traffic control), MPQ-62 (short range air defense), TPQ-46 (counter-fire target acquisition)and UPS-3 (target tracking.

Main characteristics

 * Multipurpose Tracking & Surveillance Radar
 * Proven S-band (2–4 GHz), 3D Radar
 * Detects fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, cruise missiles,UAVs, ATC & firefinder roles
 * High mobility, transportability, and reliability
 * The entire system can be airlifted into an operational site by three CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters or MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, or by a single C-130 transport aircraft.
 * The system is required to be set up on-site within 45 minutes.
 * Provides identification of friendly aircraft through IFF using a Telephonics UPX-44 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) integrated with the main radar.

Nomenclature
Per the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the nomenclature AN/TPS-80 is thus derived:


 * "AN/" indicating Army/Navy(Marines)--a system nomenclature derived from the JETDS
 * "T" for 'transportable', indicating it is carried by a vehicle but is not an integral part of said vehicle (compare with 'V' for vehicle-mounted).
 * "P" indicating a RADAR.
 * "S" is for Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search.
 * "80" is the 80'th version of this family, of TPS radars