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AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel
Benefits
◗ System configuration allows
weapon, radar, and command
post operation from widely
dispersed battlefield positions
◗ Early warning capabilities protect
troops and support maximum-
range threat engagement
◗ System setup and operation are
achievable in about 15 minutes
With its integrated battlefield management
for tactical forward air defense, the
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel’s got you covered.
The U.S. Army’s Next-
Generation Tactical Air
Defense Sensor
The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel is a
three-dimensional, phased-array
system that operates in the X-
band to automatically detect,
track, identify, classify, and report
airborne threats, including heli-
copters, high-speed attack air-
craft, cruise missiles, and
unmanned aerial vehicles. This
surveillance radar detects and
tracks threat aircraft at several
times the range of short-range
weapons, providing early warning
to ground crews and supporting
maximum-range engagement of
threats. Worldwide requirements
for the Sentinel are in excess of
200 systems, with more than 100
delivered or in production.
Integrated Battlefield
Management
Sentinel command posts activate
weapon control orders and provide
Electronic Systems
target-weapon pairing. The
Sentinel configuration also allows
weapons, radars, and command
posts to operate from widely
dispersed battlefield positions.
Sentinel provides alerting and
cueing of targets to a variety of
weapons, including Stingers, anti-
aircraft guns, and VSHORAD-class
very-short-range missiles.
Troop Protection
Accurate and quick reacting,
Sentinel acquires targets far
enough from friendly forces to
allow sufficient reaction time for
their air defense weapons to
engage the targets at optimal
range. The system also includes
an integrated identification friend
or foe (IFF) capability that helps
prevent fratricide.
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AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel

Examples of identifiable targets

Medium to large aircraft

Cruise missiles/medium-sized UAVs

C2 System

Sentinel System Sentinel System

Avenger Stinger DMS

AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel
Specifications
Radar Type Battlefield Management
I/J (X)-band Alerting (time to prepare to engage)
Search sector: 150 km
3-dimensional narrow beam Cueing (automatic weapon pointing)
Range-gated pulse Doppler Battle management functions
Phase and frequency scanning Aircraft identification
30 rpm with electronic back-scan Air picture recognition
Airspace management
Secondary Radar
Fratricide warning and management
AN/TPX-56 IFF
Recording of scenarios and battles
Track Sector
Rules of engagement
Elevation: –10° to +55° Electronic Systems
Situational awareness
Azimuth: 360° John B. Baker
Target-weapon pairing
Business Development
Range Track correlation P.O. Box 902
Up to 75 km Weapon control orders Building E4, M/S N163
El Segundo, California
Surveillance Sector 90245 USA
Elevation: 22°, selectable within –10° to +55° 310.607.7936
Adjustable horizon mask 310.607.7600 fax
jbaker1@west.raytheon.com
Azimuth: 360°
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