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Radar AN/PPS-15

Portable ground surveillance short-range perimeter surveillance radar for detection of moving targets.
Target detection by sound in operator headset and visual range and azimuth indicators.
Detection range: crawling man – 500 meters; single man – 1,500 meters; moving vehicle – 3,000 meters.
Used by the US Military from 1973 until late 1990s. Designated AN/PPS-15A(V).
Frequency: X band (10 GHz); radar technology: coherent doppler; battery: BA-4386/PRC-25; weight: 12 kg.
Solid state technology, slotted array waveguide antenna.