<s>
Hughes	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-36	I-Algorithm
Firefinder	O
weapon	O
locating	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
radar	B-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
in	O
the	O
mid-late	O
1970s	O
by	O
Hughes	O
Aircraft	O
Company	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Northrop	O
Grumman	O
and	O
ThalesRaytheonSystems	O
,	O
achieving	O
initial	O
operational	O
capability	O
in	O
May	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
weapon-locating	O
radar	B-Application
"	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
detect	O
and	O
track	O
incoming	O
mortar	O
,	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
rocket	O
fire	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
origin	O
for	O
counter-battery	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
is	O
typically	O
trailer-mounted	O
and	O
towed	O
by	O
a	O
Humvee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greater	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
low	O
noise	O
amplifier	O
to	O
the	O
radar	B-Application
antenna	O
improves	O
detection	O
range	O
(	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
50%	O
)	O
and	O
performance	O
accuracy	O
against	O
certain	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-36	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
electronically	B-Algorithm
steered	I-Algorithm
radar	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
radar	B-Application
antenna	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
move	O
while	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
antenna	O
may	O
however	O
be	O
moved	O
manually	O
if	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
operated	O
in	O
a	O
friendly	O
fire	O
mode	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
counterbattery	O
return	O
fire	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
conducting	O
radar	B-Application
registration	O
or	O
mean	O
point	O
of	O
impact	O
calibrations	O
for	O
friendly	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
locate	O
mortars	O
,	O
artillery	B-Application
,	O
and	O
rocket	O
launchers	O
,	O
simultaneously	O
locate	O
10	O
weapons	O
,	O
locate	O
targets	O
on	O
first	O
round	O
and	O
perform	O
high-burst	O
,	O
datum-plane	O
,	O
and	O
impact	O
registrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
maximum	O
range	O
is	O
with	O
an	O
effective	O
range	O
of	O
for	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
for	O
rockets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Northrop	O
Grumman	O
manufactures	O
the	O
AN/TPQ	O
-36(V )	O
8	O
Firefinder	O
radar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Raytheon	O
,	O
the	O
Hughes	O
Aircraft	O
Co	O
.	O
developed	O
the	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-36	I-Algorithm
Firefinder	I-Algorithm
radar	I-Algorithm
at	O
its	O
facility	O
at	O
Fullerton	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
it	O
at	O
its	O
plant	O
in	O
Forest	O
,	O
Mississippi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
the	O
Joint	O
Electronics	O
Type	O
Designation	O
System	O
(	O
JETDS	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
nomenclature	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-36	I-Algorithm
is	O
thus	O
derived	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
P	O
"	O
indicating	O
a	O
position	O
finder	O
(	O
radar	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Q	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
special-purpose(multipurpose )	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
counterbattery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
36	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
36'th	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
family	O
,	O
of	O
TPQ	O
radars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
