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Posted by Darren on July 28, 2026, 19:26:38, in reply to "SPQ-9B: official description"
You're reading from the same document I am and saying the same things as I am. 
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According to the official description of the SPQ-9B, it is (also) an radar for detecting and tracking air targets, especially low flying ones:
"The AN/SPQ-9B scans out to the horizon and performs simultaneous and automatic air and surface target detection and tracking of low flying Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs), surface threats and low/slow flying aircraft, UAVs and helicopters."
AN/SPQ-9B Radar Set (navy.mil)
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