Northrop Begins Flight-Testing New Radar for F/A-22 Raptor

Published: Jun 13, 2004
Source: www.irconnect.com



BALTIMORE, June 11, 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully conducted the first flight test of a new, fourth-generation variant of the AN/APG-77 active electronically scanned array radar for the U.S. Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter aircraft.



The new design is intended to reduce the production and maintenance costs of the Raptor's third-generation radar by adapting the design that was implemented successfully in the AN/APG-81 radar for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the AN/APG-80 for the Block 60 F-16 fighter. This newest variant requires significantly fewer parts than the third-generation, and the production line relies on a greater degree of automation.continue..

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