Fan Song

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Fan Song is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet S-75 (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile system’s fire-control radar, widely used during the Cold War for tracking and engaging aerial targets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO reporting name
fire-control radar
alliedDesignation NATO reporting name Fan Song
associatedWith S-75 surface-to-air missile system
SA-2 Guideline
belongsTo Soviet integrated air defense system
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
deployment fixed site
semi-mobile site
developedBy Soviet military industry
era Cold War
guidesWeapon SA-2 missile
V-750 missile
notableEvent used to shoot down U-2 reconnaissance aircraft of Francis Gary Powers in 1960
operationalPeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
partOf S-75 Dvina
SA-2 Guideline
surface-to-air missile system
primaryFunction engaging aerial targets
tracking aerial targets
radarBand E-band
F-band
rangeCategory long-range fire-control radar
targetType aircraft
high-altitude targets
trackingMode conical scan tracking
continuous wave tracking
typeOfGuidance command guidance
usedBy Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Soviet Air Defence Forces
Syrian Air Defense Forces
Vietnam People's Air Force
Warsaw Pact countries
linked to: Warsaw Pact
usedFor engagement of strategic reconnaissance aircraft
engagement of tactical aircraft
fire control
missile guidance
target tracking
usedInConflict Six-Day War
Vietnam War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
usedWith P-12 Spoon Rest
P-18 Spoon Rest D

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