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]
_3N.jpg) MM/SPQ-2 mounted on Carabiniere on 12 March 1974 | |
| Country of origin | Italy |
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| 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 |