This article lists types of American militaryelectronicinstruments along with brief descriptions of them. Electronic items of this sort are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix.
AN/AAQ-32: Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS) (F-16 Block 60)
AN/AAQ-33: Lockheed Martin Sniper XR targeting pod
AN/AAS-33A: Detection and Ranging System (DRS), manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Co., Electro-Optical & Data Systems Group, to be used with the A-6 TRAM all-weather, day/night weapons delivery system
AN/AAS-35 Laser target Identification Set (TISL); manufactured by Martin-Marietta] {Pave Penny}; A-10A
AN/AAQ-37: Distributed Aperture System (DAS), F-35 Lightning IIMissile Approach Warning System
AN/AAQ-39: Electro-optical/infrared fire control system on Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U Gunship[3]
AN/AAQ-40: F-35 Lightning II Electro-optical Targeting System[4]
AN/AAR-31: airborne radiation thermometer for naval applications
AN/AAR-34: Infrared (IR) Tracking & Missile Warning System (F-111)
AN/AAR-44: infrared warning receiver, hemispherical search for the heat plumes from missile launches; manufactured by Cincinnati Electronics
AN/ALQ-13: internal countermeasure set for F-15 aircraft
AN/ALQ-70: aircraft active ECM jamming system
AN/ALQ-73: aircraft active ECM jamming system
AN/ALQ-87: aircraft active ECM system, external pod, General Electric
AN/ALQ-91: communications jammer for F-14 Tomcat, internally-mounted, Sanders/Magnavox
AN/ALQ-94: aircraft combined pulse mode and CW deception and noise jammer (trackbreaker) with three subsystems covering low (E/F), mid (G/H) and high (I/J) bands with fore and, in some airframes, aft coverage mounted on F/EF-111A/E/F, Replaced by ALQ-137, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-98: noise jamming system carried by US Navy helicopters and intended to counter Soviet cruise missiles, internally mounted, General Instruments
AN/ALQ-99: Tactical Jamming System (TJS), aircraft active ECM jammer/deceiver for EA-6B. Raytheon ESD, Goleta, California (T-110B Band 7E Transmitter), AIL//IBM (Eaton/AIL Division, Deer Park, NY, Band 1 Transmitter), Grumman Aerospace Corporation (low band radomes)
AN/ALQ-100: aircraft active ECM system for Navy F-14 Tomcat, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II and EA-6 Prowler, internally mounted, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-101: aircraft active ECM system, Westinghouse
AN/ALQ-108: aircraft active ECM system (E-2C), Magnavox
AN/ALQ-117: aircraft active ECM system (B-52), ITT
AN/ALQ-119: aircraft active ECM system, external pod, Westinghouse
AN/ALQ-122: false-target generator intended to protect the B-52G and B-52H from SA-3 Goa missile system, and from the surveillance radar of Tu-126 Moss, Motorola
AN/ALQ-123: aircraft infrared countermeasures device (IR-jammer), Electro-Optical Systems Division of the Xerox Corporation, used on variety of military and civil aircraft to counter threat posed by MANPADS during descend/ascent flight phase[10]
AN/ALQ-126: aircraft active ECM pulsed trackbreaker, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-128: aircraft active ECM receiver used on F-15C/E
AN/ALQ-129: aircraft trackbreaker for Navy F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, and A-7 Corsair, internally mounted, ITT
AN/ALQ-130: aircraft active ECM system for Navy A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, EA-6 Prowler, A-7 Corsair, and F-4 Phantom, intended to disrupt air-defence communications links, Cutler-Hammer AIL Division
AN/ALQ-131: aircraft active ECM system, external pod, Westinghouse
AN/ALQ-132: aircraft electro-optical EW system intended to confuse heat-seeking missiles, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-135: aircraft active ECM system, F-15 Internal Countermeasures Set, Northrop
AN/ALQ-136: aircraft radar jammer (helicopters), ITT
AN/ALQ-137: aircraft combined pulse mode and CW deception and noise jammer with three subsystems covering low (E/F), mid (G/H) and high (I/J) bands with fore and, in some airframes, aft coverage mounted on F/EF-111A/E/F, Replaced ALQ-94, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-142: ESM/SIGINT system for naval helicopters, part of LAMPS III system. Freq. range: 2–25 GHz[9]
AN/ALQ-144: aircraft infrared jammer for UH-1 and AH-1 helicopters, pod-mounted, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-146: aircraft infrared jammer for Navy CH-46D helicopters, pod-mounted, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-147: aircraft infrared jammer for Army OV-1D and RV-1D, pylon-mounted, Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-149: aircraft active ECM anti-communications system mounted on EA-6B
AN/ALQ-151(V2): QUICKFIX: EW system for DF, intercepting and jamming in range 2-80 MHz. Supports AM, FM, CW, SSB with band of 8,30,50 kHz. Output power up to 500 W[9]
AN/ALQ-161: aircraft active ECM system (B-1 Lancer), Cutler-Hammer AIL Division
AN/ALQ-161A: aircraft active ECM system (B-1B Lancer), Cutler-Hammer AIL Division
AN/ALQ-162: aircraft active ECM CW trackbreaker, Northrop
AN/ALQ-164: aircraft active ECM pod (AV-8B)
AN/ALQ-165: Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ), aircraft active ECM system, developed and manufactured by the joint venture of ITT Avionics Division and Westinghouse Electric Corporation Aerospace Division
AN/ALQ-166: Countermeasures Set, helicopter-towed, remotely controlled minesweeping system. EDO Corporation
AN/ALQ-167: tactical contingency pod—aircraft active ECM system
AN/ALQ-171: Conformal Countermeasures System for F-5E/F and F-5G, Northrop
AN/ALQ-172: self-protection system (AC-130U/H, B-52, MC-130)
AN/ALQ-178: integrated radar warning and ECM suite
AN/ALQ-184: aircraft active ECM system, upgraded from AN/ALQ-119, mounted on F-4G, F-16, Raytheon
AN/ALQ-187: aircraft active ECM, part of the system for F-16
AN/ALQ-196: integrated defensive electronic countermeasure system (MC-130E)
AN/ALQ-202: autonomous jammer for F-16
AN/ALQ-205: aircraft infrared jammer
AN/ALQ-210:
AN/ALQ-211: Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures (SIRFC)
AN/APN-59: airborne Search and Weather radar system
AN/APN-69: airborne Radar Beacon (RACON)
AN/APN-70: LORAN radio navigation system (P3A/B)
AN/APN-141: radar altimeter, vacuum tube set (P3A/B, A-6A)
AN/APN-171: radar altimeter
AN/APN-194: radar altimeter for tracking aerial targets, solid state, improved variant of APN-141 (3 to 5 times more reliable), Honeywell, Inc., Avionics Div. (P3C, A-6E)
AN/APN-203: aircraft high range radar altimeter
AN/APN-215: aircraft weather radar
AN/APN-217: doppler navigation sensor compatible with LAMPS Mk III, for employment on the following helicopters: COBRA, JVX, UH-1H, SH60B, MH53E, RH53D, CH46. Teledyne Ryan Electronics
AN/APN-233: doppler navigator sensor for C-2 and OV-10 platforms, Teledyne Ryan Electronics
AN/APN-234: aircraft weather radar with sea search used on United States Navy C-2A aircraft
A: Attitude Indicator for F-14D and all types and series of F/A-18 and A-6 aircraft, Jet Electronics & Technology, Inc.
: radio control receiver
: remote bomb release
: remote bomb release
: radio control transmitter
: target control receiver
: radio control transmitter
: radio control transmitter
AN/ASB-19: ARBS
AN/ASG-18: aircraft radar intended to be mounted on XF-108
A: Digital Magnetic Tape Set, Honeywell
: Doppler Navigation Set, Ryan and Canadian Marconi Co. (competitive procurement)[13]
: Digital Display Group for EA-6B aircraft, used to display electronic countermeasures data processed by the AN/ALQ-99 tactical jamming system. Teledyne Systems Company
: carrier aircraft INS (E-2C)
: magnetic anomaly detector (P-2, blimps)
: magnetic anomaly detector (LAMPS helicopters, P-3)
AN/ASQ-119: Astrotrackerastrocompass manufactured by Litton and used for stellar navigation as part of the avionics suite mounted on FB-111A Aardvarkaircraft.[14]
A: general purpose digital computer, aircraft computer for S-3, first it used mated film memory stacks, then CMOS memory units, manufactured by Sechan Electronics (computer) and UNISYS Corp., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (mated film memory stacks and COMOS memory units)
AN/AYK-14: Standard Airborne Computer, aircraft mission computer mounted on SH-60R, UNISYS and Control Data Corporation (both from Minneapolis, MN)
: aircraft ESM radar on late-modal E-3
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AN/BPS-15: surface search radar, for submarines
AN/BPS-16: surface search radar, for submarines
AN/BQQ-5: SONAR Data Gathering Set
AN/BQR-15: Signal Processing and Display (SPAD) towed array, Western Electric Co. (WECO) design, development and fabrication of engineering development models (contract issued May 25, 1972), with Raytheon Co. subcontractor for the development effort
AN/BSY-1: submarine advanced combat system, known as SUBACS, developed by IBM Corporation in Manassas, Virginia[15]
: Over-The-Horizon-Backscatter (OTH-B) radar, developed by General Electric, Syracuse, New York; Raytheon Company, Massachusetts; and Sylvania West, Mountain View, California, Air Force management provided by the Rome Air Development Center, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York[18]
AN/GSS-1: medium-range transportable radar set used as a search radar for the Nike Air Defence Missile system
: Laser Rangefinder, ruby laser cavity, used by artillery forward observers and 4,2-inch mortar forward observers with infantry and armor units, Martin Marietta, Ocala, FL
: battery computer system
: data processing system
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: Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz
: Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz
: Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz
: Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
: Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz
AN/MLQ-24: ground radio frequency receiver
: Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
: Generator Set, 5 kW, 60 Hz
: Generator Set, 10 kW, 60 Hz
: Generator Set, 10 kW, 400 Hz
: Generator Set, 15 kW, 400 Hz
: Generator Set, 30 kW, 50/60 Hz
: Generator Set, 60 kW, 50/60 Hz
: Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz
: Generator Set, 3 kW, 60 Hz
: radar
AN/MPN-1: ground control radar
AN/MPN-2: ground control radar
AN/MPN-3: ground control radar
AN/MPN-5: ground control radar
AN/MPN-11: ground control radar
AN/MPN-14: ground control radar
AN/MPN-26: ground control radar
: shore-based variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system, Bell Aircraft Corp. under BuShips contract[21]
AN/PAS-4: Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Weaponsight, Infrared. NSN 1090-00-790-6197; VARO Model 9903 and POLAN Model P-155. Primarily used on the M14 rifle during Vietnam
: Driving Binoculars, a face mounted near infrared (IR) binocular used with auxiliary infrared radiation source, enabling the user to operate a vehicle during night hours
AN/PAS-6: U.S. Army Metascope, SU-43/U, Infrared. NSN 5855-790-6197; VARO Model 9902E
AN/PAS-7: U.S. Army, Viewer, Infrared (handheld). NSN 5855-00-179-3169
AN/PAS7A: U.S. Army, Viewer, Infrared (handheld). NSN 5855-01-093-3080
: Navy Radiac Meter
: Navy Radiac Meter
: Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker (SOFLAM)
: man-portable transceiver, UHF-band, 3,500 channels, 225-400 mc, 7 lbs, Collins Radio of Canada
: Army Manpack Radio, Hughes Aircraft
AN/PRC-77: Radio Set for Forward Area, Manpack-Vehicle, VHF, FM-band, 3-5 Mile Range, a transistorised, lightweight, FM radio operating over a frequency range of 30-76 MC. It has 920 channels vs 350 channels in the substitute items and is used for short range communications. It also provides many and varied command and control channels for combat unit platoon and company level communications. Electrospace Corp., Garden City, L.I.
: Display used with AN/SPS-55 Radar, Cardion Electronics, Inc.
: Illumination and tracking radar associated with RIM-8 Talos fire control system.
AN/SPG-51: sea missile fire control radar mounted on Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Virginia-class cruisers, California-class cruisers, and Kidd-class destroyers.
AN/SPG-55: sea missile fire control radar mounted on Belknap-class cruisers, Leahy-class cruisers and Farragut-class destroyers. It was also used on the nuclear-powered single units USS Long Beach, USS Bainbridge and USS Truxtun.
AN/SPG-59: multifunction radar for Typhon combat system; canceled 1963
AN/SPG-60: sea missile fire control radar mounted on Charles F. Adams-class destroyers
: sea fire control radar
: shipboard automatic landing system, Bell Aircraft Corp. under BuShips contract[21]
: Command Activated Sonobuoy System (CASS) sonobuoy (obsolete – was introduced to replace AN/SSQ-47)[16]
: Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) passive directional sonobuoy[27]
: Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (LOFAR) sonobuoy (obsolete – was merged with DIFAR AN/SSQ-53)[16]
: Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System (DICASS) active sonobuoy, developed and manufactured under the auspices of Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA, by Sparton Corp., Jackson, MI, and Raytheon, Newport, RI[28]
: Expendable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy (ERAPS) active sonobuoy (obsolete)[27]
: Vertical Line Array Directional (VLAD) frequency analysis and recording sonobuoy[27]
: Command Active Multi-Beam Sonobuoy (CAMBS) directional sonobuoy, Ultra Electronics[30]
: Automatic Detection & Tracking System developed under the auspices of Naval Sea Systems Command by Applied Physics Laboratory, Howard County, MD, and manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Co., Fullerton, CA, Dynell Electronics Corp., NY, Univac, Electronic Communications Inc., FL[31]
: sea mission computer
AN/SYA-1: tactical display system
AN/SYA-4: tactical display system
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IR sight for 106mm recoilless rifle
AN/TAS-4 A thermal imaging night sight developed by Texas Instruments for the U.S. Army
: lightweight teletypewriter set, developed as a commercial teleprinter (MITE Mod 104) by the Mite Corp. (not to be confused with Mitre Corp.), a small business
: communications and countermeasures system
: meteorological radar for use in system, Servo Corporation of America
: portable weather observing pack which measures ambient pressure, temperature, dew point, surface wind, and precipitation, Cambridge Systems, Inc.
: transportable meteorological observing system (TMOS)
Search and acquisition radar. Had incoherent MTI. Used by USMC and RAF
: mobile weather radar that can detect, locate, and determine size, shape, intensity, and movement of precipitation, natural clouds and nuclear clouds out to a range of 160 n.m.
Mobile air surveillance radar, man-pack, low frequency, UHF-band, 3-D radar, solid state except for power transmitter tubes and cathode-ray tubes display, 50 mi coverage, developed by RADC, antennas by Goodyear/Loral
AN/TPS-75: transportable 3-dimensional air search radar
AN/TPS-77: transportable version of the AN/FPS-117 solid state phased array radar
: Interrogator Set, ground portion of the DOD AIMS Mark XII IFF System used with MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems, it is also used in conjunction with Ground Control Approach Radar. Manufactured by Hazeltine Corp., Little Neck, N.Y.
: Army Meteorological Data Sounding System with airborne elements installed on a fast-rise balloon, which includes radar (AN/TMQ-19), balloons and radiosondes which measures temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and atmospheric pressure up to an altitude of 30 km. This data is used for artillery ballistic corrections. Engelhard Industries, Inc.
: limited range "gap-filler" search radar; designed to fit in a single landing craft; USMC and RAF
: IFF system test set
: Interrogator System
AN/UQQ-2
AN/URC-4
AN/URC-10
AN/URC-11
AN/URC-14
Shipboard HF Transceiver
AN/URC-64
AN/URC-68
: navigation direction finder for use with Virginia-class cruisers
AN/URM-25D Signal Generator
: TACAN navigation system for Virginia-class cruisers
: Beacon, together with the OE-273(V) antenna, transmits and receives coded radio signals to and from TACAN equipped aircraft so that aircraft can determine identity of vessel and aircraft distance and bearing from beacon. Gould NavCom Systems (AN/URN-25); ITT Avionics (OE-273)
Frequency Standard
Frequency Standard
Frequency Standard radio for Virginia-class cruisers
: Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) System, a computer-controlled integrated system of testing modules and response monitors for aircraft carriers and shore-based installations to test avionics subsystems in the F-14A, E-2C and S-3A weapons systems, PRD Electronics (prime)
: searchlight, Xenon, 2.2KW, tank, jeep, or tower-mounted, provides a visible or infrared (IR) illumination source for troops equipped with M60 series or M48A2 tanks, modified ¼-ton trucks (jeeps), or stationary towers. It provides perimeter defense and battlefield lighting (visible mode), extends the range of infrared (IR) viewing devices, and provides a capability to track and fire on targets (visible or IR). Electro Space Corp., New York, NY, and VARO, Inc. Garland, Tex.
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Submarine Electronic Support Measures system
AN/WLR-1
: Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver, designed to be utilized in surface ships and submarines. Part of the Ships Advanced Electronic Warfare (SAEW) package
United States Armed Forces