AN/ZPQ to AN/ZSW - Equipment Listing
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AN/ZPQ - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Multipurpose/Special RadarsAN/ZPY - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Surveillance Radars
AN/ZRC - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Radio Communications
AN/ZSD - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Detection and Reconnaissance Equipment
AN/ZSM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Equipment
AN/ZSN - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Navigation Equipment
AN/ZSQ - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/ZSW - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Flight/Remote Control Equipment
AN/ZPQ - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Multipurpose/Special Radars
AN/ZPQ-1 | TESAR (Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar) Surveillance Radar; manufactured by Northrop Grumman; used with RQ-1 |
AN/ZPY - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Surveillance Radars
AN/ZPY-1 | STARLite (Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight) GMTI/SAR (Ground Moving Target Indicator / Synthetic Aperture Radar); manufactured by Northrop Grumman; used in MQ-1C |
AN/ZPY-2 | Multi Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Radar; manufactured by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon; used in RQ-4B Block 40 and RQ-4D |
AN/ZPY-3 | Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Radar; manufactured by Northrop Grumman; used in MQ-4C |
AN/ZPY-4 | Multi-Mode Maritime Surveillance Radar; manufactured by Telephonics; used in MQ-8B |
AN/ZPY-5 | VADER (Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar); manufactured by Northrop Grumman; external GMTI/SAR (Ground Moving Target Indicator / Synthetic Aperture Radar) pod, carried by manned and unmanned ISR aircraft |
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AN/ZPY-8 | "Osprey 30" Multi-Domain AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Surveillance Radar; manufactured by Leonardo; used in MQ-8C |
AN/ZPY-9 | C-RACAS (Common Radar Airborne Collision Avoidance System); manufactured by RDRTec; used in MQ-4C |
AN/ZRC - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Radio Communications
AN/ZRC-1 | Multiple (Link) Single Frequency Repeater |
AN/ZSD - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Detection and Reconnaissance Equipment
AN/ZSD-1 | Electro-Optical Camera; used in RF-4C, F-15, F/A-18, F-14 |
AN/ZSM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Equipment
AN/ZSM-1 | Guided Missile Remote Control Component Test Set; used with AN/ZSW-1 |
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AN/ZSN - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Navigation Equipment
AN/ZSN-1 | Fiber-Optic Gyro-Based Inertial Navigation System; manufactured by Northrop Grumman (model LN-251) |
AN/ZSQ - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/ZSQ-1 | (unidentified Air Force project) |
AN/ZSQ-2 | Electro-Optical Sensor System (for navigation, surveillance and targeting); manufactured by Raytheon; planned for AH-6, MH-47, MH-60; prematurely (and unofficially) designated "AN/ZSQ-1" |
AN/ZSQ-3 | Infrared Sensor Turret; manufactured by FLIR Systems; used in A/MH-6 |
AN/ZSW - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination Flight/Remote Control Equipment
AN/ZSW-1 | IDL (Improved Datalink Pod) Datalink System for GBU-15/B, AGM-130 (improved AN/AXQ-14); manufactured by Hughes; used with F-111, F-15 |
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Last Updated: 1 March 2025