(Although 5-Megawatts is almost never achieved; realistically it is approx 2.8 Megawatts)

This radar was developed as an upgrade of the AN/TPS-43(V), which entered US service in 1970; it incorporates new electronics and a new Ultra Low Side Lobe Antenna (ULSA).About 67 TPS-43(V) radars were upgraded to TPS-75(V) standard starting in FY88.