ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR SEARCH
CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? - ANS AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE SEARCH
DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? - ANS AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A COAXIAL
MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? - ANS 5450 TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS HOW
MANY NAUTICAL MILES? - ANS 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? - ANS 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY SHIPS? -
ANS FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -
ANS GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
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,WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR PRECISION
APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT
OR DARKNESS? - ANS AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-46(V)1
SYSTEM CONSIST OF? - ANS 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS? -
ANS AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND) AND
PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT IN THE
AREA OF THE SHIP? - ANS AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE SPEED OF
AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? - ANS AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS? -
ANS AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN OF
THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING YOUR
RADAR? - ANS PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION,
USED IN THE NAVY? - ANS AN/SPA-25G
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, WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT KNOWN
AS? - ANS NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE PLATFORM
TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST INTENDED TARGETS,
PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND
COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE
MAXIMUM EFFECT? - ANS TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL POINTS
OR FIXES? - ANS DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? - ANS PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO OBTAIN A
POSITION FIX? - ANS LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION (LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR MORE
RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE? - ANS HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? - ANS SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION
SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN WHICH
THEY LIE? - ANS ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE COMBATANTS AS OF
THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? - ANS AN/WSN-5
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ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR SEARCH
CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? - ANS AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE SEARCH
DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? - ANS AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A COAXIAL
MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? - ANS 5450 TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS HOW
MANY NAUTICAL MILES? - ANS 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? - ANS 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY SHIPS? -
ANS FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -
ANS GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
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,WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR PRECISION
APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT
OR DARKNESS? - ANS AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-46(V)1
SYSTEM CONSIST OF? - ANS 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS? -
ANS AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND) AND
PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT IN THE
AREA OF THE SHIP? - ANS AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE SPEED OF
AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? - ANS AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS? -
ANS AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN OF
THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING YOUR
RADAR? - ANS PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION,
USED IN THE NAVY? - ANS AN/SPA-25G
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, WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT KNOWN
AS? - ANS NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE PLATFORM
TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST INTENDED TARGETS,
PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND
COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE
MAXIMUM EFFECT? - ANS TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL POINTS
OR FIXES? - ANS DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? - ANS PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO OBTAIN A
POSITION FIX? - ANS LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION (LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR MORE
RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE? - ANS HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? - ANS SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION
SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN WHICH
THEY LIE? - ANS ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE COMBATANTS AS OF
THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? - ANS AN/WSN-5
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