The us military ordered a new batch of counter-battery radar AN-TPQ-53 Firefinder Americans enhance protection of its troops from artillery strikes. On 25 April, the press service of the Lockheed Martin Corporation announced the signing of a DoD contract for the delivery of a new batch of counter-battery radar AN-TPQ-53 Firefinder. Lockheed Martin is developing a radar AN-TPQ-53 since 2007. In 2015 the us army has tested them and have adopted. The amount of the transaction is estimated at $1.6 billion, the number of ordered systems not disclosed, but Lockheed Martin indicate that within the previous five contracts have been ordered by more than 100 AN-TPQ-53, and given a new order total number of new radars will reach 170. AN-TPQ-53 is a multi-functional radar for counterbattery. It can help detect artillery fire, to track the trajectory of projectiles as well as with high accuracy to determine the location of the enemy, leading fire. In addition, such systems allow you to track flying objects, including small UAVs. High accuracy detection allows the radar locking missile launches and even mortar rounds. In addition to detecting firing points, the system AN-TPQ-53 is able to calculate the trajectory and the landing of munitions, flying on a ballistic trajectory. This allows you to use the radar in tandem with a system of intercepting projectiles (Multi-Mission Launcher), the development of which is conducted in the United States. The radar is placed on the platform of the truck, which gives it high mobility and ability to conduct operations in remote areas. According to its characteristics, AN-TPQ-53 system significantly surpasses the AN-TPQ-36, the armament of the U.S. army — the new radar has a larger radius of detection of shells and a higher accuracy of detection of the fire source with a lower probability of error.
