MM/SPQ-2 Knowpia

MM/SPQ-2
	MM/SPQ-2 mounted on Carabiniere on 12 March 1974
Country of origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Segnalamento Marittimo ed Sereo (SMA)
Frequency	X-Band
PRF	1500–3000 pps (i) and 450–550 pps (ii)
Beamwidth	0.6° (horizontal)
Pulsewidth	0.15 microsec (i) and 1.5 microsec (ii)
RPM	40 rpm
Range	74 km (46 mi)
Diameter	3 m (9.8 ft)
Power	20 kW peak

The MM/SPQ-2 was an Italian naval radar produced by SMA. It was a multifunction radar performing the functions of surface and low altitude search as well as navigation.^[1] The radar equipped many ships of the Italian Navy, including the Alpino-class frigates, Andrea Doria-class cruisers, Audace-class destroyers, Bergamini-class frigates and Vittorio Veneto, and, in its upgraded SPQ-2D form, was exported to Canada for the Iroquois-class destroyers. It was developed into the MM/SPS-702 and MM/SPS-703.^[2]

References edit

^ Galati, Gaspare (2016). 100 Years of Radar. New York: Springer. p. 349.
^ Friedman, Norman (1989). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 133.

MM/SPQ-2 mounted on Carabiniere on 12 March 1974
Country of origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Segnalamento Marittimo ed Sereo (SMA)
Frequency	X-Band
PRF	1500–3000 pps (i) and 450–550 pps (ii)
Beamwidth	0.6° (horizontal)
Pulsewidth	0.15 microsec (i) and 1.5 microsec (ii)
RPM	40 rpm
Range	74 km (46 mi)
Diameter	3 m (9.8 ft)
Power	20 kW peak