TB 43-0123
ANAAS-42
EIC: NIA
AN/AAS-32 Airborne Laser Tracker
requirements are 28 volts DC @ 5.0 amps 115 volts AC,
1. Brief Description: Airborne Laser Tracker (ALT)
400 Hz at .25 amps. Major components of the AN/AAS-
AN5AAS-32 is an aircraft mounted system assigned to
32 are:
automatically scan terrain, detect and lock onto a laser
designated target. The ALT relies upon a target spotter
C-641( )/AAS-32......................... Laser Tracker Control
(a soldier on the battlefield itself or in another helicopter)
MX-9623( )AAS-32..................... Electronic Component
who, equipped with a laser designator, can train a coded
Assembly
laser beam on the target. The ALT receiver on board the
R-1920( )AAS-32 ....................... Laser Receiver-Tracker
aircraft can detect low level energy reflecting from the
laser spot. The ALT scans the terrain, finds and tracks
The following components a used with but not part of the
the target, and its output can be used to aim the aircraft's
AN/AAS-32:
optical sight (telescopic sight unit. Primary power input
II-G-1
