AESA radar

Raytheon delivers first AESA radar for USAF B-52 Radar Modernization Program

Raytheon delivers first AESA radar for USAF B-52 Radar Modernization Program

The new B-52 radar is based on AESA technologies developed from RTX's pioneering AN/APG-79 radar. Raytheon delivered the first B-52… Read More

2 weeks ago

The First B-52 bomber to get the AESA radar arrives at Boeing facility in San Antonio

A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing arrived at a Boeing, facility in San Antonio, on May 25, to begin… Read More

4 months ago

USAF confirms the B-52H will become the B-52J once it gets new engines

The USAF expects B-52J bombers with both new engines and new radars to be available for operational use before the… Read More

6 months ago

Naval Aviator explains why Russian 4th Gen Fighter Jets don’t have a chance against US 4th Gen Fighter Jets

‘We can shoot them when and where we choose and they have little to nothing to counter what we can… Read More

7 months ago

Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, the Next Generation Radar for the F-35 Lightning II

The AN/APG-85 is an advanced multifunction sensor that will be compatible with all variants of the F-35 aircraft and will… Read More

9 months ago

USAF to Upgrade 608 F-16 fighter jets to V variant in Viper Fleet largest Modification Work in History

In one of the largest modernization efforts in the USAF history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40 and 50… Read More

2 years ago

AN/APG-83 AESA Radar now fully operational on Air National Guard F-16s

On Sep. 7, 2020 the USAF began installation of APG-83 radars on Air National Guard F-16s at Joe Foss Field,… Read More

3 years ago

New B-52H’s AESA Radar could reduce BUFF’s crew size from five to four

“If we are going to put all these upgrades in the airplane, it does make sense that [crew size] would… Read More

3 years ago

USMC to upgrade its Legacy Hornet fleet with APG-79(v)4 AESA Radar

Raytheon will begin delivering APG-79(v)4 radars in 2020 and complete deliveries by 2022 The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) selected Raytheon's… Read More

5 years ago

APG-83 integrated onto USMC F/A-18C

The APG-83 is a multifunction AESA fire control radar that delivers fifth-generation fighter capabilities to counter and defeat increasingly sophisticated… Read More

5 years ago

Slovakia to buy 14 F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets

Lockheed Martin has beaten Saab for the contract to supply new fighter jets to Slovakia. The country will be buying… Read More

5 years ago

RBAF F-16Vs will be the first Vipers to be produced in newly established F-16 production line in Greenville

Lockheed Martin will build 16 F-16Vs for Bahrain The newly established F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina will soon… Read More

5 years ago

Marines’ F/A-18C/D Hornets to be upgraded with AESA radar

A total of 98 AESA radars are to be procured to cover seven fleet squadrons of 12 F/A-18C/D aircraft each… Read More

6 years ago

BOEING RECEIVES U.S. NAVY CONTRACT TO CONVERT BLOCK II SUPER HORNETS TO A NEW BLOCK III CONFIGURATION

These Super Hornets will have enhanced network capability, conformal fuel tanks, an advanced cockpit system, signature improvements and an enhanced… Read More

6 years ago

ISRAELI AIR FORCE LEANING TOWARDS BUYING NEW F-15s INSTEAD OF A THIRD F-35 SQUADRON

The F-15 is capable of striking targets at longer ranges than the F-35 and to carry a heavier payload than the Lightning… Read More

6 years ago

THIS COOL INFOGRAPHIC GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW ABOUT THE UNIQUE F-22A RAPTOR CAPABILITIES

The F-22A Raptor’s sophisticated aerodynamic design, advanced flight controls and thrust vectoring allows it to outmaneuver any known aircraft The… Read More

6 years ago

HERE’S RUSSIA’S A-100 PREMIER, THE AWACS AIRCRAFT ABLE TO DETECT U.S. F-22 AND F-35 STEALTH FIGHTERS

State media claims that AESA radar of A-100 Premier can detect airborne targets out to 600 km, and ships out… Read More

6 years ago