AN/MPQ-65

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The AN/MPQ-65 is a radar system used as a part of the MIM-104 Patriot missile system. Here's a breakdown of its key features and role:
Role and Function:

• It's a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar operating in the C-band (or G-band according to NATO designation).
• It's the primary radar for the Patriot air defense system, responsible for surveillance, tracking, and engaging targets. The radar combines all of the these functions into one unit.
• It can detect and track more than 100 potential targets.
• It is capable of discriminating whether an aircraft is crewed and which of multiple reentering ballistic objects are carrying ordnance.

• The AN/MPQ-65 replaced the older AN/MPQ-53 radar under the Patriot PAC-3 program.
• Key improvement is the addition of a second traveling-wave tube (TWT), which significantly enhances search, detection, tracking, identification, and engagement capabilities.
• This upgrade expands the radar's search sector volume.

• It has an instrumented range of 100 km.
• The radar is highly resistant to countermeasures like electronic countermeasures (ECM), radar jamming, and the use of radar warning receiver (RWR) equipment.
• It can quickly change frequencies to resist jamming.

• AN/MPQ-65A: An upgraded version, the AN/MPQ-65A, features a 30% increase in range, along with enhanced processing speed and reliability.
• As of 2019, 9 out of 15 U.S. Army Patriot battalions had been equipped with the AN/MPQ-65A radar.
• AESA Radar: In 2017, the Patriot system received a new AN/MPQ-65A active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar that has greater range and sharper discrimination.

• The AN/MPQ-65 radar supports both PAC-2 and PAC-3 missile units.
• It's typically mounted on M860 semi-trailers.