AN/AWG-9 radar
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The AN/AWG-9 radar is a long-range, multi-target tracking and engagement radar system originally developed for the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft, notable for enabling beyond-visual-range missile capability with the AIM-54 Phoenix.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AN/AWG-9 radar canonical | 2 |
| AN/AWG-9 radar system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20573981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AN/AWG-9 radar Context triple: [AN/APG-71 radar, predecessor, AN/AWG-9 radar]
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AN/APY-1 radar
The AN/APY-1 radar is an early airborne warning and control system radar used on U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft for long-range air surveillance and battle management.
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B.
AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
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C.
AN/APS-6 radar
The AN/APS-6 radar was a World War II-era U.S. airborne interception radar used on carrier-based night fighters to detect and track enemy aircraft in darkness or poor visibility.
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D.
AN/APG-79 AESA radar
The AN/APG-79 is an advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system used on modern U.S. Navy fighter and electronic attack aircraft, providing high-resolution targeting, situational awareness, and electronic warfare capabilities.
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AN/TPY-2 radar
The AN/TPY-2 radar is a high-resolution, X-band, phased-array missile defense radar used for detecting, tracking, and discriminating ballistic missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AN/AWG-9 radar Target entity description: The AN/AWG-9 radar is a long-range, multi-target tracking and engagement radar system originally developed for the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft, notable for enabling beyond-visual-range missile capability with the AIM-54 Phoenix.
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A.
AN/APY-1 radar
The AN/APY-1 radar is an early airborne warning and control system radar used on U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft for long-range air surveillance and battle management.
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B.
AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
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C.
AN/APS-6 radar
The AN/APS-6 radar was a World War II-era U.S. airborne interception radar used on carrier-based night fighters to detect and track enemy aircraft in darkness or poor visibility.
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D.
AN/APG-79 AESA radar
The AN/APG-79 is an advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system used on modern U.S. Navy fighter and electronic attack aircraft, providing high-resolution targeting, situational awareness, and electronic warfare capabilities.
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E.
AN/TPY-2 radar
The AN/TPY-2 radar is a high-resolution, X-band, phased-array missile defense radar used for detecting, tracking, and discriminating ballistic missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
subject linked to:
Tomcat
linked to: AN/AWG-9 radar