INVESTMENT COMPONENT
Modernization
Recapitalization
Maintenance
Identifies indirect fire threats by providing the ability to rapidly locate rockets, artillery, and mortar firing positions automatically by detecting and tracking the shell and backtracking to the weapon position. Provides observed fires (for friendly fires), will provide accurate “did hit” data of friendly fires, and will detect and template hostile locations.
The AN/TPQ-50 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) is a man-portable and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle 1152A mountable lightweight radar system used to locate rocket, artillery, and mortar Points of Origin (POO) and Points of Impact (POI) out to a range of 10 kilometers. The radar accomplishes this by detecting and tracking the projectile then extrapolating the POO and POI to within 50 meters Circular Error Probability. The AN/TPQ-50 has a continuous 360 degree surveillance using an electronically scanned antenna. The radar can be rapidly deployed by two Soldiers. The AN/TPQ-50 sends a warning message to indicate an incoming round and is a critical sensor to the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system of systems construct. The radar also is digitally interoperable with the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System and Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control.
In this Publication
Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM)
ACQUISITION PHASE
Technology Development
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
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SRCTec (North Syracuse, NY)
Syracuse Research Corp. (SRC) (Syracuse, NY; Statewide, MD)
Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma, AZ)
Tobyhanna AD (Tobyhanna, PA)
