Radar, Link, Space

Question 1

AN/FPS 124

Answer 1

D-Band 2D short range radar.
NWS Gap filler
No IFF capability
2-70NM range

Question 2

AN/FPS 117

Answer 2

DBand 3D long range pencil beam radar
Part of NWS, northern border and coasts
5-200 NM range NWS, 5-250 coasts
IFF mode 2/3/4 capable
Flat planar array antenna

Question 3

ARSR

Answer 3

Air Route Surveillance Radar

American, in Makah Washington and Bucks Harbour, Maine.

Question 4

RAMP

Answer 4

Radar modernization project
Used by Canadian civillian ATC
Owned by NAVCAN

Question 5

TRACS

Answer 5

Terminal Radar and Control System
CAF equivalent of RAMP, only 5 sites.
Owned by DND

Question 6

AN/TPS-70

Answer 6

Long range 3D surveillance radar, transportable.
Mode 1,2,3A, 3C, 4 capable
Located at 42 radar sqn and 12 radar sqn.

Question 7

E-3 Radar

Answer 7

AN/APY 1/2

All weather, surveillance, command, control, communications.
E/F band
Pulse dopplar/ pulse radar
300+NM range

Question 8

PESA Radar

Answer 8

Passive electronically scanned array (passive phased array), an antenna can be electronically steered to point in different directions.

Question 9

AESA Radar

Answer 9

Active electronically scanned array.

Each antenna element has a separate reciever unit/ transmitter all controlled by computer.
More advanced version of PESA.

Question 10

Iron Dome

Answer 10

Israeli missile defense system to protect entire city, or other important targets.
Can simultaneously track hundreds of threats and engage them.
Can protect area of 12x12km.
Transportable.

Question 11

AN/MP5

Answer 11

Highly mobile, integrated ASR/PSR/PAR system transportable by C-130.
Deployed with 8ACCS

Question 12

RSO

Answer 12

Resident Space Object

Question 13

Sapphire

Answer 13

Canada’s first military satellite.
Gathers observations on resident space objects.
Ground stations in Abbotsford, BC and Guildford, UK.
Contributes to SSN, operated by CSpOC.

Question 14

Data Link

Answer 14

Means of connecting one location to another for purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information

Question 15

TDL

Answer 15

Tactical Data Link

Joint staff approved, standardized, communication link suitable for transmission of digital information.

Question 16

JREAP - A

Answer 16

Satellite link, cannot transmit and recieve at same time.

Not used at CADs.

Question 17

J-REAP B

Answer 17

Point to point, land line and long haul comms.
Transmit and recieve at same time.
Encrypted through STE/Viper

Question 18

JREAP- C

Answer 18

TCP/IP and UDP
Encryption: TACLANE
TDL Enclave

Question 19

Serial-J

Answer 19

Point to point, land lines and long haul comms.
Transmit and recieve same time.
Encrypted through STE

Question 20

L11 A

Answer 20

Alligator
HF/UHF radio
UHF LOS, HF beyond LOS
Atmospheric concerns
Controlled and operated from CADS

Question 21

Link 16

Answer 21

UHF (LOS)
Used by 12ER, 42RDR, 8ACCs
Timber

Question 22

JRE

Answer 22

Joint Range Extension
Capable:Link 11A, Link 16, JREAP ABC, SADL.
Compatible with other servers and platforms (ADSI, Gateway Manager)
Can host terminals for multiple links at same time.

Question 23

AGILE client

Answer 23

Allows access to world map with current track locations through CSNI.

Question 24

SKL

Answer 24

Simple Key Loader

Crypto device