ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5 ADVANCEMENT EXAM
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH
LIMITED AIR SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPS-67(V)
1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL
SURFACE SEARCH DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct
Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? -Correct
Answer ✔3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD
NAVY SHIPS? -Correct Answer ✔FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER
SYSTEMS GUIDE AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION
APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -Correct Answer ✔GROUND CONTROLLED
APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND
LANDING FOR PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED
CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT OR DARKNESS? -Correct Answer
✔AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE
AN/SPN-46(V)1 SYSTEM CONSIST OF? -Correct Answer ✔26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR
PRECISION APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPS-35
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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? -
Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔PLANNED POSITION
INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF
THIS PUBLICATION, USED IN THE NAVY? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT
POINT KNOWN AS? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN
NAVIGATIONAL POINTS OR FIXES? -Correct Answer ✔DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY
REFERRING TO LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? -Correct
Answer ✔PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT
SEA TO OBTAIN A POSITION FIX? -Correct Answer ✔LONG RANGE AID TO
NAVIGATION (LORAN)
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WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF
TWO OR MORE RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON
TIME BASE? -Correct Answer ✔HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? -Correct
Answer ✔SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG
THE AXIS IN WHICH THEY LIE? -Correct Answer ✔ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE
COMBATANTS AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? -Correct Answer
✔AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT
NAVIGATION BASED ON SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? -Correct Answer
✔SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS)
SATELLITES PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? -Correct Answer ✔500-700
NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION
SET THAT PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? -
Correct Answer ✔AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
WHICH PRINCIPLE IS GPS NAVIGATION BASED ON? -Correct Answer ✔SATELLITE
RANGING
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER
FOR SATELLITE RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA? -Correct
Answer ✔3
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SHIPBOARD GPS RECEIVER AT THE TIME OF
THIS PUBLICATION? -Correct Answer ✔AN/WRN-6
HOW MANY TYPES OF ATMOSPHERIC DELAY CAN AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF
NAVIGATION SET SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS? -Correct Answer ✔2
WHAT ARE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS? -Correct Answer
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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5 ADVANCEMENT EXAM
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH
LIMITED AIR SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPS-67(V)
1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL
SURFACE SEARCH DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct
Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? -Correct
Answer ✔3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD
NAVY SHIPS? -Correct Answer ✔FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER
SYSTEMS GUIDE AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION
APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -Correct Answer ✔GROUND CONTROLLED
APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND
LANDING FOR PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED
CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT OR DARKNESS? -Correct Answer
✔AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE
AN/SPN-46(V)1 SYSTEM CONSIST OF? -Correct Answer ✔26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR
PRECISION APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPS-35
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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? -
Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔PLANNED POSITION
INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF
THIS PUBLICATION, USED IN THE NAVY? -Correct Answer ✔AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT
POINT KNOWN AS? -Correct Answer ✔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? -Correct Answer ✔TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN
NAVIGATIONAL POINTS OR FIXES? -Correct Answer ✔DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY
REFERRING TO LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? -Correct
Answer ✔PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT
SEA TO OBTAIN A POSITION FIX? -Correct Answer ✔LONG RANGE AID TO
NAVIGATION (LORAN)
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WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF
TWO OR MORE RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON
TIME BASE? -Correct Answer ✔HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? -Correct
Answer ✔SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG
THE AXIS IN WHICH THEY LIE? -Correct Answer ✔ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE
COMBATANTS AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? -Correct Answer
✔AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT
NAVIGATION BASED ON SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? -Correct Answer
✔SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS)
SATELLITES PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? -Correct Answer ✔500-700
NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION
SET THAT PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? -
Correct Answer ✔AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
WHICH PRINCIPLE IS GPS NAVIGATION BASED ON? -Correct Answer ✔SATELLITE
RANGING
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER
FOR SATELLITE RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA? -Correct
Answer ✔3
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SHIPBOARD GPS RECEIVER AT THE TIME OF
THIS PUBLICATION? -Correct Answer ✔AN/WRN-6
HOW MANY TYPES OF ATMOSPHERIC DELAY CAN AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF
NAVIGATION SET SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS? -Correct Answer ✔2
WHAT ARE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS? -Correct Answer
✔FATHOMETERS
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5 ADVANCEMENT EXAM
