AN/APS-134(V) maritime surveillance radar

It is pointed out that the AN/APS-134(V) Radar System is the international successor to the U.S. Navy's AN/APS-116 Periscope Detecting Radar. The AN/APS-116 was originally designed to provide the S-3A Viking aircraft with periscope detecting capability in high sea states. The AN/APS-134 incorporates all of the features of the AN/APS-116 while improving performance and adding new capabilities, including a unique maritime surveillance mode. Attention is given to design considerations, a system description, operational characteristics, aspects of signal processing, performance, and radar imaging growth.