AN/ZPQ to AN/ZSW - Equipment Listing

AN/ZPQ to AN/ZSW - Equipment Listing

[AAA-ADR] [AES-AKT] [ALA-ALN] [ALQ-ALT] [AMA-ANQ] [APA-APD] [APG-APH] [APM] [APN] [APQ] [APR-APS] [APT-APY]
[AQA-AQS] [ARA-ARC] [ARD-ARN] [ARQ-ARY] [ASA-ASK] [ASM] [ASN] [ASQ] [ASR-ASX] [ATC-AVX] [AWA-AYY]
[CBQ-CVX] [DAB-DXQ] [USD] [ZPQ-ZSW]

Full Index of "AN" Designation Listings

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
(6...7)	(No information)
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
AN/ZSM-2

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