Program/Equipment: Counter Fire Target Acquisition Radar System (AN/TPQ-53) Full Rate Production (FRP) and Deployment

The AN/TPQ-53 Radar System provides radar coverage by operating in a fixed 90-degree mode and a separate 360-degree rotating mode for locating mortar, artillery and rocket firing positions. The AN/TPQ-53 Radar System is highly mobile radar that automatically and accurately detects, classifies, tracks, and locates the point of origin of projectiles fired from mortar, artillery, and rocket systems. It mitigates close combat radar coverage gaps, supports fire brigade operations, and will ultimately replace the current AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder Radar Systems that are fully supporting Brigade Combat Teams. The AN/TPQ-53 Radar System will complement the Firefinder Radar Systems until their retirement, estimated for FY2019, and will interoperate with future Battle Command Systems to provide increased counter fire radar capability. The AN/TPQ-53 Radar System will be capable of deployment as part of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability System of Systems to provide sensing and warning capability for fixed and semi-fixed sites.