__NOTOC__ This subpage lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations (names) according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS) beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that reflect the purpose, uses and manufacturers of each listed item.
The list on this page only shows designations where the first letter after AN/ is between M and Z. For all designations between A and G, please see List of military electronics of the United States: A–G.
NOTE: Letters E, H, I, J, L, N, O, Q, R, X and Y are not used in the first-position of JETDS nomenclatures.
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M MLx – Mobile Countermeasures Systems AN/MLQ – Mobile Countermeasures Special/Combination Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MLQ-16 Portable/mobile electronic countermeasure communications jamming system (637 pages) US Marine Corps Barker and Williamson AN/MLQ-24 M37 truck-mounted Countermeasures Receiving Set direction finder used to intercept and analyze enemy radar emissions for ELINT in the frequency range to supporting tactical operations, (178 pages) replaced by AN/MLQ-36 US Army TACJAM self-propelled, 4 kW high-power, tactical VHF radio jamming system operating from , (4 pages) (161 pages) used with AN/TSQ-112, replaced AN/GLQ-3 US Army M1015 tracked cargo carrier American Electronic Laboratories (now BAE) AN/MLQ-36 Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System (MEWSS) (74 pages) capable of receiving signals from , upgraded to AN/MLQ-39. US Army, US Marine Corps General Dynamics AN/MLQ-38 Ground-Based Common Sensor Heavy (GBCS-H) electronic attack, signals intelligence (SIGINT) and emitter targeting system (345 pages) US Army Prophet mobile ground-based tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, replaces AN/PRD-12, AN/TLQ-17 Trafficjam, AN/TRQ-32 Teammate, and AN/TSQ-138 Trailblazer systems US Army AN/MLQ-41 Countermeasures detecting system US Army
MPx – Mobile Radar Systems AN/MPN – Mobile Radar Navigational Aid Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MPN-1 Mobile ground control 2D S-band search radar ( at 100 kW) and X-band ( at 20 kW) and precision approach radar with a range of and an operational ceiling of AN/MPN-2 Mobile 15 watt A-band and 75 watt B-band ground radar beacon, used with AN/CPN-8 Meissner Manufacturing Company AN/MPN-3 Mobile S/X-band ground control radar with a range of about up to about altitude Bendix Corp AN/MPN-5 Mobile ground control combined search and precision approach radar (PAR) operating in S-band search between at 500 kW and X-band PAR between at 25 kW. Search range was about while the precision range was about Bendix Corp AN/MPN-8 Mobile ground radar beacon with a power output of 200 and 400 watts Meissner Manufacturing Company AN/MPN-11 Mobile 45 kW precision approach radar operating from and a range of ITT-Gilfillan, Raytheon AN/MPN-13 Mobile precision approach radar operating between at 45 kW and at 500 kW with a range of just ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPN-14 Mobile ground combined Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) and Precision Approach Radar (PAR) with a search range out to about and PAR at about See AN/MPN article ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPN-17 Mobile landing control radar operating between and ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPN-25 Mobile combined Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) with a range and Precision Approach Radar (PAR) with a range ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPN-26 Mobile ground control radar Did not enter service ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPN-T1 Shore-based mobile ground control radar variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system Bell Aircraft
AN/MPQ - Mobile Radar Special/Combination Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MPQ-2 Close Cooperation Control Unit truck mounted tracking radar/computer/communication system L.H. Terpening Company AN/MPQ-3 Counter-battery radar AN/MPQ-4 50 kW counter-battery radar (Firefinder) operating in the K-band at with a range of , replaced the older AN/MPQ-10, replaced by AN/TPQ-36 US Marine Corps General Electric AN/MPQ-10 200 kW S-band counter-battery radar operating at and range of , replaced by AN/MPQ-4 Sperry Corp AN/MPQ-12 250 kW missile tracking radar operating from , modified SCR-584 radar MGM-5 Corporal Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MPQ-14 Course Directing Central, replaced AN/TPQ-2, replaced by AN/TPQ-10 General Electric AN/MPQ-18 600 kW missile tracking radar operating from Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MPQ-21 1 megawatt missile tracking radar operating at Sperry Corp AN/MPQ-25 210 kW fire control radar operating between MGM-5 Corporal ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPQ-33 125 watt High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) operating from MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-34 200 watt X-band Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) operating at MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-35 450 kW high/medium-altitude threat acquisition/detection radar MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-37 Range Only Radar (ROR) MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-39 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-43 Mobile High Power Acquisition Radar (HIPAR) operating between MIM-14 Nike Hercules General Electric AN/MPQ-46 J-band High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-48 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) operating in D-band with a range of FIM-43 Redeye, M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) AN/MPQ-50 High/medium-altitude C-band threat acquisition/detection radar operating between with a maximum range of MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-51 120 kW K-band Range Only Radar (ROR) operating between with a maximum range of MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon AN/MPQ-53 100 kW Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) passive electronically scanned array operating between with a range of MIM-104 Patriot Raytheon AN/MPQ-55 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-57 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-61 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-62 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR), replaced by AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR MIM-23 Hawk AN/MPQ-63 30 kW instrumenation radar operating from ITT-Gilfillan AN/MPQ-64 Sentinal X-band passive electronically scanned array 3D radar with a range of up to an altitude of , modification of AN/TPQ-36 US Army Raytheon Missiles & Defense AN/MPQ-65 Passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar MIM-104 Patriot
AN/MPS – Mobile Radar Detection/Range and Bearing Search Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MPS-1 Early-warning radar operating from , developed as Project 424C, Camp Evans Signal Laboratory AN/MPS-4 140 kW height-finder radar operating from with a range of and an altitude of Hazeltine Corp AN/MPS-7 650 kW long range surveillance radar with a range of and up to operating between , mobile version of the AN/FPS-20 Air Defense Command Bendix Corp AN/MPS-8 280 kW height-finder radar operating from with a range of and an altitude of RCA Corp 650 kW tracking radar operating between , used with AN/MSQ-1 Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MPS-11 1.8 megawatt mobile long range early warning radar operating between with a range of General Electric AN/MPS-14 5 megawatt S-band height-finder radar operating between with a range of up to an altitude of , mobile version of AN/FPS-6 Air Defense Command General Electric AN/MPS-36 1 megawatt missile tracking radar White Sands Missile Range
MRx – Mobile Radio Systems AN/MRC – Mobile Radio Communication Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MRC-83 Vehicular mounted HF radio, replaced by AN/MRC-138 US Marine Corps AN/MRC-87 Radio set US Marine Corps AN/MRC-109 VHF radio US Marine Corps AN/MRC-110 VHF radio US Marine Corps AN/MRC-138 Vehicular mounted Single Side Band (SSB) radio set operating between US Marine Corps Harris Corp AN/MRC-142 Vehicular mounted Digital Wideband Transmission System (DWTS) UHF 3-watt radio terminal set operating from US Marine Corps AN/MRC-145 Vehicular mounted version of AN/VRC-92 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) 50-watt VHF radio set operating from US Marine Corps Harris Corp
AN/MRN – Mobile Radio Navigational Aid Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MRN-1 25 watt Instrument approach localizer operating from , used with RC-103 airborne localizer receiver, same equipment as AN/CRN-3 K-53 van AN/MRN-2 Radio Range, used with Signal Corps Radio SCR-522 K-53 van AN/MRN-3 Marker beacon, jeep mounted AN/MRN-12 Mobile control tower AN/MRN-20 Mobile control tower, trailer mounted
AN/MRQ – Mobile Radio Special/Combination Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MRQ-7 Doppler radio MGM-5 Corporal AN/MRQ-12 Vehicular mounted Communications Interface System (CIS) providing facilities to operate other comms equipment/systems US Marine Corps NSWC Crane
MSx – Mobile Special/Combination Systems AN/MSC – Mobile Special/Combination Communication Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MSC-25 Communications Operations Center US Army (170 pages) AN/MSC-63 Shelterized communications switch US Marine Corps AN/MSC-77 Sensor Mobile Monitoring System (SMMS) receives, stores, processes, displays, and reports VHF/UHF sensor activity US Marine Corps
AN/MSG – Mobile Special/Combination Fire Control Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MSG-4 Mobile air defense system Sperry Corp AN/MSG-5 Mobile air defense system Sperry Corp
AN/MSQ – Mobile Special/Combination Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/MSQ-1 Close Support Control Set radar/computer/communication system, later called MARC (Matador Automatic Radar Control), used with AN/APS-11, AN/APW-11 and AN/MPS-9 radars B-26 Marauder, MGM-1 Matador, RB-57A Canberra, , Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MSQ-13 Interim air defense system Sperry Corp AN/MSQ-18 Battalion Missile Operations System for command, control, and coordination in conjunction with AN/MSQ-28 Army Air Defense Command Post Project Nike AN/MSQ-28 Directs associated missile batteries (AN/MSQ-18) Army Air Defense Command Post Project Nike Raytheon AN/MSQ-35 X-band Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central, developed into AN/MSQ-77 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains AN/MSQ-39 Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central, replaced by AN/MSQ-46 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MSQ-46 Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central, replaced AN/MSQ-39 AN/MSQ-51 Aerial Target Control Central (ATCC) radar/computer/communications system Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MSQ-77 Combat Skyspot/Combat Proof, nicknamed Miscue 77, mobile automatic tracking radar ( range) and computer system for command guidance of aircraft during ground directed bombing (GDB), replaced by AN/TPQ-43 Seek Score radar system Reeves Instrument Corp AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station (ECS) MIM-104 Patriot AN/MSQ-115 Vehicular mounted command communication system US Marine Corps Rockwell Collins AN/MSQ-124 Air Defense Communications Platform (ADCP) vehicular mounted radio and computer equipment, interfaces with AN/TYQ-23 Tactical Air Operations Module (TAOM) US Marine Corps AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Station (ECS) MIM-104 Patriot AN/MSQ-134 Tactical Exploitation Group-Main (TEG-M) US Marine Corps