AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar
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The AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor is an advanced maritime surveillance radar designed to provide long-range, high-resolution detection, tracking, and classification of surface and air targets for platforms like the MQ-4C Triton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10948083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar Context triple: [MQ-4C Triton, sensorSuite, AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar]
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A.
AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
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B.
AN/TPY-2 radar
The AN/TPY-2 radar is a high-resolution, X-band, phased-array missile defense radar used for detecting, tracking, and discriminating ballistic missile threats.
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C.
AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
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D.
AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
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E.
AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
The AN/APG-71 is an advanced pulse-Doppler fire-control radar developed for later variants of the F-14 Tomcat, providing improved long-range detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over earlier systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar Target entity description: The AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor is an advanced maritime surveillance radar designed to provide long-range, high-resolution detection, tracking, and classification of surface and air targets for platforms like the MQ-4C Triton.
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A.
AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
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B.
AN/TPY-2 radar
The AN/TPY-2 radar is a high-resolution, X-band, phased-array missile defense radar used for detecting, tracking, and discriminating ballistic missile threats.
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C.
AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
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D.
AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
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E.
AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
The AN/APG-71 is an advanced pulse-Doppler fire-control radar developed for later variants of the F-14 Tomcat, providing improved long-range detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over earlier systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active electronically scanned array radar
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airborne maritime surveillance radar ⓘ |
| capability |
ground moving target indication
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high-resolution imaging ⓘ inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging ⓘ littoral surveillance ⓘ long-range detection of surface targets ⓘ maritime moving target indication ⓘ overland surveillance ⓘ synthetic aperture radar imaging ⓘ target classification ⓘ target tracking ⓘ wide-area maritime search ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataOutput |
detection reports
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radar imagery ⓘ target tracks ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-surface warfare support
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broad-area ocean surveillance ⓘ maritime domain awareness ⓘ persistent maritime ISR missions ⓘ |
| designedToOperateAt | high altitude ⓘ |
| domain | maritime domain awareness ⓘ |
| feature |
ISAR ship imaging mode
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automatic target detection ⓘ automatic target tracking ⓘ high-resolution spot mode ⓘ maritime search mode ⓘ maritime target classification support ⓘ multi-mode radar operation ⓘ strip-map SAR mode ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | X-band ⓘ |
| integratedWith | MQ-4C Triton mission system ⓘ |
| missionSupport |
coastal surveillance
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environmental monitoring support ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ small boat detection ⓘ surface vessel detection ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment | airborne ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
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maritime surveillance ⓘ |
| scanType | active electronically scanned array ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
all-weather surveillance
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beyond-line-of-sight surveillance ⓘ day-and-night operations ⓘ |
| typicalPlatformType | high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform | MQ-4C Triton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| user | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor radar Description of subject: The AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor is an advanced maritime surveillance radar designed to provide long-range, high-resolution detection, tracking, and classification of surface and air targets for platforms like the MQ-4C Triton.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.