OVERVIEW: AN/TPS-70 is 3-Dimensional long range phased array radar tactical mobile radar.

DETAILS: The function of TPS-70s is "tactical control and/or surveillance of air operations from any location". The TPS-70 tactical radar provides reliability, sensitivity, and accuracy, even in the face of jamming and high-clutter conditions.

NOTES: Used by many countries Air Forces including Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Columbia, Germany (FRG/Reunited), Iran, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, UAE and Yugoslavia. It entered service mid 1980's and it had been replaced by newer systems, but is still in widely use around the world.

SOURCES: FAS "AN/TPS-70" http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/an-tps-70.htm