The new radar was flight-tested in May 2022.
#Apg tracking upgrade#
In July 2021 the United States Marine Corps selected AN/APG-79(V)4 with gallium nitride (GaN) transmitters to upgrade their fleet of F/A-18 fighters. In December 2020, Raytheon offered AN/APG-79 for retrofitting the F/A-18 C/D. In January 2013, the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) disclosed a long history of problems for the APG-79 radar in initial operational testing. The Navy expects to order approximately 437 production radars. As of July 2008, Raytheon had delivered 100 APG-79 sets to the Navy on 3 June 2008, the Navy received the first APG-79-equipped Boeing EA-18G Growler.
#Apg tracking software#
As of January 2007 the radar was installed in 28 aircraft some were experiencing software problems but that issue was expected to be resolved by the end of fiscal year 2007. The APG-79 radar completed formal operational evaluation (OPEVAL) testing in December 2006. The APG-79 is compatible with current F/A-18 weapon loads and enables aircrew to fire weapons such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM,and simultaneously guide several missiles to several targets widely spaced in azimuth, elevation or range.į/A-18F Super Hornet from VX-9 with AESA radar The radar has a range of up to 150 km (80 nm) and multi-target tracking capabilities. The APG-79 features an entirely solid-state antenna construction, which improves reliability and lowers the cost compared to a traditional system. In the F/A-18E/F, the radar is installed in a slide-out nose rack to facilitate maintenance. The APG-79 AESA uses transmit/receive (TR) modules populated with Gallium arsenide Monolithic microwave integrated circuits. The beam of the AESA radar provides nearly instantaneous track updates and multi-target tracking capability. The AN/APG-79 is a variant of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar developed for the United States Navy's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft, providing a high level of aircrew situational awareness. ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.
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