{
  "id": "an-tpq-37",
  "name": "AN/TPQ-37",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Firefinder radar",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1980,
  "operators": [
    "EGY",
    "GRC",
    "IND",
    "ISR",
    "JOR",
    "KOR",
    "SAU",
    "SGP",
    "USA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 10,
  "summary": "The AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder is a mobile radar system developed in the late 1970s by Hughes Aircraft Company, achieving Initial Operational Capability in 1980 and full deployment in 1984. AN/TPQ-36 radar was used to design and develop the AN/TPQ-37 radar.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum range",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "50 km",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Detection range",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "10 km (Mortar); 24 km (Artillery)); 50 km (Rocket)",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum number of targets",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "10",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "30 Minutes",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "15 minutes",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "AN/TPQ-47",
      "text": "The AN/TPQ-47 artillery locating radar is an product improved version of the AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar. The TPQ-47 provides improved range, faster emplace and displace time, and less manpower to operate and maintain.",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-tpq-37"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/an-tpq-37.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-an-tpq-37": {
      "title": "AN/TPQ-37 American Firefinder Radar",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/AN_TPQ-37_American_Firefinder_Radar",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}