This page lists types of American military electronic instruments 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-1
- AN/AAQ-2
- AN/AAQ-13 – aircraft pod-mounted radar and FLIR system, included in LANTIRN
- AN/AAQ-14 – aircraft pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system, included in LANTIRN
- AN/AAQ-19 - Sharpshooter[1]
- AN/AAQ-20 - Pathfinder[2]
- AN/AAQ-22 - aircraft SAFIRE FLIR pod, Star
- AN/AAQ-24 - Directional Infrared Counter Measures
- AN/AAQ-26 - IR detection set for AC-130H/U
- AN/AAQ-28 - LITENING targeting pod
- AN/AAQ-32 - Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS) (F-16 block 60)
- AN/AAQ-33 - Lockheed Martin Sniper XR targeting pod
- AN/AAS-35 – aircraft laser designation tracker, PAVE PENNY
- AN/AAQ-37 - Distributed Aperture System (DAS). F-35 Lightning II Missile Approach Warning System
- AN/AAS-38 – aircraft pod-mounted FLIR and laser designation system, Nite Hawk
- AN/AAR-47 - aircraft missile-launch detector
- AN/AAR-50 - aircraft TINS navigation pod
- AN/AAR-54 - aircraft missile-launch detector (B-2, C-130)[3]
- AN/AAR-56 - F-22 missile approach warning system
- AN/AAR-57 - Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)[4]
- AN/AAU-34
- AN/AES-210/E - ESM and ELINT system.[5] Frequence range 0.5–18 GHz. For aircraft, helicopters, naval[6]
- AN/AES-210/V - ESM and ELINT system for UAV.[6]
- AN/ALE-29 countermeasures chaff dispenser
- AN/ALE-38/41 - countermeasures chaff dispenser, 38 for USAF version, 41 for USN version[6]
- AN/ALE-39 - decoy dispensing system
- AN/ALE-40 Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS) for fixed-wing aircraft[6]
- AN/ALE-45 Counter Measures Dispensing System (CMD) (F-15)
- AN/ALE-47 - aircraft chaff/flare countermeasures dispenser
- AN/ALE-50 – aircraft passive ECM towed decoy
- AN/ALE-52 – Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS) (F-22)
- AN/ALE-55 - improved AN/ALE-50, ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy[6]
- AN/ALE-58 - BOL CMDS
- AN/ALQ-70 - aircraft active ECM jamming system
- AN/ALQ-73 - aircraft active ECM jamming system
- AN/ALQ-94 – 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
- AN/ALQ-99 – aircraft active ECM jammer\deceiver
- AN/ALQ-101 – aircraft active ECM system
- AN/ALQ-117 - aircraft active ECM system (B-52)
- AN/ALQ-119 – aircraft active ECM system
- AN/ALQ-126 – aircraft active ECM pulsed trackbreaker
- AN/ALQ-128 - aircraft active ECM receiver used on F-15C/E
- AN/ALQ-131 – aircraft active ECM system, external pod
- AN/ALQ-135 – aircraft active ECM system, F-15 Internal Countermeasures Set
- AN/ALQ-136 – aircraft radar jammer (helicopters)
- 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
- AN/ALQ-142 - ESM/SIGINT system for naval helicopters, part of LAMPS III system. Freq. range: 2–25 GHz[6]
- AN/ALQ-144 - aircraft infrared jammer
- AN/ALQ-147 - aircraft infrared jammer
- 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[6]
- AN/ALQ-155 - low band jammer (B-52)
- AN/ALQ-156 - pulse-doppler missile warning system
- AN/ALQ-157 - aircraft infrared jammer
- AN/ALQ-161A- aircraft active ECM system (B-1B Lancer)
- AN/ALQ-162 – aircraft active ECM CW trackbreaker
- AN/ALQ-164 – aircraft active ECM pod (AV-8B)
- AN/ALQ-165 – aircraft active ECM system
- AN/ALQ-167 – tactical contingency pod - aircraft active ECM system
- 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
- AN/ALQ-187 – aircraft active ECM, part of the ASPIS 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/ALQ-212 - Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)
- AN/ALQ-213
- AN/ALQ-214 - aircraft active ECM system
- AN/ALQ-217
- AN/ALQ-218 - Tactical Jamming Receiver (EA-18G, EA-6B)
- AN/ALR-45 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver
- AN/ALR-46 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver
- AN/ALR-56 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver
- AN/ALR-64 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver, Compass Sail
- AN/ALR-66 - aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver/electronic support measures
- AN/ALR-67 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver
- AN/ALR-69 – aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver, Compass Sail+Compass Tie
- AN/ALR-73 - Electronic support measures, direction finding (E-2C)[6]
- AN/ALR-91 - aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver used on F-5
- AN/ALR-93 - aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver
- AN/ALR-94 - aircraft radiofrequency warning receiver used on F-22
- AN/ALR-801 - ESM/ELINT system for patrol aircraft. Range 0.5–18 GHz (extendable to 40), sensivity 60 dBm[6]
- AN/ALR-2002 - Radar Warning Receiver designed for, but not used on F-111, F/A-18, S-70
- AN/APA-9 navigation equipment
- AN/APG-63 – aircraft radar mounted on F-15A/B/C/D
- AN/APG-65 – aircraft radar mounted on F/A-18A/B
- AN/APG-66 – aircraft radar mounted on F-16
- AN/APG-68 – aircraft radar mounted on F-16
- AN/APG-69 - aircraft radar designed for the F-20 and mounted on some F-5s
- AN/APG-70 – aircraft radar mounted on F-15E
- AN/APG-71 – aircraft radar mounted on F-14D
- AN/APG-73 – aircraft radar mounted on F/A-18C/D
- AN/APG-76 – aircraft radar mounted on F-4E
- AN/APG-77 – aircraft radar mounted on F-22
- AN/APG-78 – aircraft radar mounted on AH-64D, for use with AGM-114L Hellfire II missiles
- AN/APG-79 – aircraft radar mounted on F/A-18E/F
- AN/APG-80 – aircraft radar mounted on F-16E/F
- AN/APG-81 – aircraft radar mounted on F-35
- AN/APG-82 – aircraft radar mounted on F-15E
- AN/APN-1 - radar altimeter
- AN/APN-2 - Interrogator/responser
- AN/APN-3 - navigation
- AN/APN-4 - Airborne radio navigation system - LORAN
- AN/APN-5
- AN/APN-6
- AN/APN-7 - transponder beacon
- AN/APN-8
- AN/APN-9 - simplified LORAN
- AN/APN-10 - Glider interrogator/responser
- AN/APN-11
- AN/APN-12 - beacon interrogator/responser
- AN/APN-19 - beacon
- AN/APN-215 - aircraft weather radar
- AN/APN-234 - aircraft weather radar with sea search used on United States Navy C-2A aircraft
- AN/APN-237
- AN/APQ-13
- AN/APQ-92 - search and terrain avoidance radar for the A-6
- AN/APQ-99 - Texas Instruments forward looking radar for the RF-4
- AN/APQ-112 - target tracking and ranging radar for the A-6
- AN/APQ-113 - multi-mode nose radar for the F-111
- AN/APQ-114 - multi-mode nose radar variant of the APQ-113 for the FB-111A
- AN/APQ-116 – aircraft radar mounted on A-7 and C-130
- AN/APQ-120 - Westinghouse aircraft fire control radar for the F-4
- AN/APQ-122 - Texas Instruments weather radar for the C-130
- AN/APQ-126 - Texas Instruments airborne navigation and attack radar for the A-7
- AN/APQ-140 - Raytheon airborne radar for the KC-135
- AN/APQ-144 - APQ-113 variant for the F-111F
- AN/APQ-146 - Texas Instruments forward looking multi-mode radar for the F-111F
- AN/APQ-148 - Nordern Systems multi-mode radar for the A-6
- AN/APQ-153 - fire control radar for the F-5E
- AN/APQ-156 - Variant of the APQ-148 with FLIR for the A-6E
- AN/APQ-157 - fire control radar for the F-5F
- AN/APQ-158 - airborne forward-looking radar for the Pavelow III variant of the HH-53
- AN/APQ-159 - airborne forward-looking radar for the F-5E
- AN/APQ-161 - updated APS-144 airborne radar for the F-111F
- AN/APQ-163 - Variant of the APQ-144 for the B-1
- AN/APQ-164 – aircraft radar mounted on B-1B
- AN/APQ-172 - aircraft radar terrain-following radar mounted on RF-4C/E
- AN/APQ-174 – aircraft radar mounted on MH-47 and MH-60
- AN/APQ-180
- AN/APQ-181 – aircraft radar mounted on B-2
- AN/APR-9 – aircraft radiofrequency receiver
- AN/APR-38 – aircraft radiofrequency receiver mounted on F-4G
- AN/APR-39 - aircraft radar warning receiver/electronic warfare management system
- AN/APR-43 – aircraft radiofrequency receiving CW launch warner, Compass Sail Clockwise
- AN/APR-44 - lightweight radar warning receiver
- AN/APR-47 – aircraft radiofrequency receiving ESM system mounted on F-4G
- AN/APS-2
- AN/APS-94 - airborne side-looking radar for the OV-1 Mohawk
- AN/APS-115 - airborne search radar for the P-3C
- AN/APS-116 - airborne search radar for the S-3A
- AN/APS-120 - airborne radar for the E-2C
- AN/APS-137 - upgrade of the APS-116 for the S-3B
- AN/APW-1 SCR-584-M missile control Receiver and beacon
- AN/APX-64 - aircraft transponder system
- AN/APY-1 - aircraft AWACS surveillance radar on E-3B
- AN/APY-2 - improved AN/APY-1 on E-3C
- AN/APY-3 - aircraft surveillance radar on E-8 Joint STARS
- AN/APY-X - improved AN/APY-3 on E-8C
- AN/ARA-1 - gives left-right radio compass operation similar to SCR-186
- AN/ARC-5 – aircraft radio communication system
- AN/ARC-164 - aircraft UHF radio communication system
- AN/ARC-182 - aircraft VHF/UHF radio communication system
- AN/ARC-190 - aircraft HF radio communication system
- AN/ARC-210 - aircraft VHF/UHF radio communication system
- AN/ARN-1
- AN/ARN-2
- AN/ARN-3
- AN/ARN-4
- AN/ARN-5 glide path receiver used with AN/CRN-2
- AN/ARN-6 radio compass similar to SCR-269
- AN/ARN-7 automatic direction finder
- AN/ARN-8
- AN/ARN-9
- AN/ARN-10
- AN/ARN-11
- AN/ARN-12
- AN/ARN-118 - aircraft TACAN radio navigation system
- AN/ARN-147 - aircraft radio navigation system
- AN/ART-13
- AN/ARU-50
- AN/ARU-56
- AN/ARW-1 radio control receiver
- AN/ARW-9 remote bomb release
- AN/ARW-10 remote bomb release
- AN/ARW-18 radio control transmitter
- AN/ARW-26 target control receiver
- AN/ARW-33 radio control transmitter
- AN/ARW-38 radio control transmitter
- AN/ASB-19 ARBS
- AN/ASD-1
- AN/ASG-18 – aircraft radar intended to be mounted on XF-108
- AN/ASQ-22 - aircraft dipping sonar on SH-60R
- AN/ASQ-81 - magnetic anomaly detector (LAMPS helicopters, P-3)
- AN/ASQ-119 – aircraft astrocompass, Astrotracker
- AN/ASQ-153 – aircraft laser designator, Pave Spike
- AN/ASQ-213 - aircraft HARM Targeting System pod, for use with AGM-88 anti-radar missiles
- AN/ASQ-228 – aircraft pod-mounted laser designation and FLIR system, ATFLIR
- AN/ASQ-236 - high resolution SAR
- AN/ASQ-239 - F-35 Lightning II electronic warfare system
- AN/ASW-27B - aircraft Two Way Data Link mounted on F-14
- AN/AVQ-10
- AN/AVQ-11
- AN/AVQ-23
- AN/AVQ-26
- AN/AVR-2 - aircraft laser detector
- AN/AVU-8
- AN/AWG-9
- AN/AWG-10 - missile control system for the F-4J Phantom
- AN/AWG-10A - improved variant of the AWG-10
- AN/AWG-11 - Ferranti missile control system for the Royal Air Force F-4K
- AN/AWG-11A - improved variant as AWG-10A
- AN/AWG-12 - Ferranti missile control system for the Royal Navy F-4M
- AN/AWG-12A - improved variant as AWG-10A
- AN/AXR-1 - radio receiver (Television)
- AN/AXT-2 - radio transmitter (Television)
- AN/AYK-14 - aircraft mission computer mounted on SH-60R
- AN/AYR-1 - aircraft ESM radar on late-modal E-3
- AN/BPS-15 Surface search radar, for submarines.
- AN/BPS-16 Surface search radar, for submarines.
- AN/SLQ-25 - Nixie
- AN/SLQ-32 - electronic warfare suite
- AN/SLQ-49 - Chaff Buoy Decoy System
- AN/SPG-49 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-53 – sea gun fire control radar mounted on Belknap class cruisers, Mitscher class destroyers, Forrest Sherman class destroyers, Farragut class destroyers, Charles F. Adams class destroyers, Knox class frigates as well as others.
- 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 (CGN-9), USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) and USS Truxtun (DLGN-35).
- 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
- AN/SPG-62 - sea fire control radar
- AN/SPN-35
- AN/SPN-41
- AN/SPN-42
- AN/SPN-43
- AN/SPN-44
- AN/SPN-45
- AN/SPN-46
- AN/SPQ-5 Early beam emitting radar for early model Terrier missiles
- AN/SPQ-9 - sea fire control radar
- AN/SPQ-10
- AN/SPQ-11 – sea space tracking radar, Cobra Judy
- AN/SPS-6 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-8 2D height finding radar
- AN/SPS-10 2D surface search radar
- AN/SPS-12 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-29 - sea radar
- AN/SPS-30 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-32 – sea radar mounted on Long Beach-class cruisers and the Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
- AN/SPS-33 – sea radar mounted on Long Beach-class cruisers and the Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
- AN/SPS-37 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar
- AN/SPS-40 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-43 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-48 – 3D sea air search radar
- AN/SPS-49 – sea air search radar
- AN/SPS-52 – sea radar
- AN/SPS-55 – surface search radar
- AN/SPS-58 Low altitude 2D air search radar
- AN/SPS-64 - Navigation radar, USN designation for Canadian LN-66 radar.[8]
- AN/SPS-67 - surface search radar
- AN/SPS-73 Surface search radar
- AN/SPW-2 RIM-8 Talos guidance radar
- AN/SPY-1 – sea radar mounted on Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
- AN/SPY-2
- AN/SPY-3 - sea radar to be mounted on the DD(X) and CG(X) classes
- AN/SQQ-23 - sea sonar
- AN/SQQ-32
- AN/SQQ-89
- AN/SQR-17 - sonobouy processor part of the LAMPS system used on Knox, Perry, Spruance class ships
- AN/SQR-18 - tactical towed array sonar system used on Knox class ships
- AN/SQS-23 - sea sonar
- AN/SQS-26 - sea sonar
- AN/SQS-35 - variable depth sonar system (IVDS).
- AN/SQS-38 - Hull mounted version of the AN/SQS-35 designed for "Hamilton Class" Coast Guard Cutters (WHEC) - Removed in 1990's
- AN/SQS-53 - sea sonar
- AN/SQS-56 - hull mounted sonar system designed for the Perry class frigates nicknamed "Hellen Keller"
- AN/SYS-1 - sea mission computer
- AN/SYS-2 - sea mission computer
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