American F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters will receive new radar with AFAR
34
Installing the APG-83 SABR radar on the F-16 fighter
The U.S. Air Force has begun to equip the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar systems with active phased array antenna (AFAR). The contract for the organization of production was received by Northrop Grumman. This was reported by the press service of the US Department of Defense.
Within the framework of the launched program, the US Air Force will receive 372 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with installed radar with AFAR. The United States Air Force ordered Northrop Grumman Corporation to use APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) radars. The re-equipment of the aircraft should end by 2027.
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract worth $ 1,008 billion to organize the production of 372 radar with AFAR for F-16 fighters of the US Air Force. Work under the agreement should be completed by May 2027
The Pentagon said in a statement.
For the first time, the equipment of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with a new radar with AFAR became known in 2017. Then the US Department of Defense intended to conclude a contract with Northrop Grumman for the installation of APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) on fighter radars. Initially, it was about 72 F-16 fighters of the US National Guard, as well as the possible installation of new radars on the new F-16 Viper modification.
The F-16 is a fourth-generation multi-functional lightweight fighter. He entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1979 and is today one of the most advanced combat vehicles. According to the World Air Forces 2020 handbook, the U.S. Air Force has 790 fighters of this type in service.
Our news channels
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned)
“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"
Information