Northrop reveals new AESA radar for F-16

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Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar it is developing with company funds to equip the Lockheed Martin F-16 and other aircraft.

The Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) will be demonstrated in Northrop's Sabreliner flying testbed later this year. The Sabreliner simulates the F-16's avionics.

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very interesting - looks stright for an upgrade package for existing F16 users - and aimed squarely at the MRCA competition for india.

anyone got any specs or details? very hard to find hard and fast info on any US AESA set.

Northrop Grumman AN/APG-80 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.

Block 60
Based on the F-16C/D, it features conformal fuel tanks and improved radar and avionics; it has only been sold to the United Arab Emirates. The General Electric F110-GE-132 is a development of the -129 model and is rated at 32,500 lbf (144 kN). A major difference from previous Blocks is the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-80 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. Block 60 allows the carriage of all Block 50/52 aircraft-compatible weaponry as well as ASRAAM and the AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM).

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unless there is another set being developed.

[edit on 26-2-2008 by Jezza]

as i understood - SABR is a different set

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i will keep digging though

more to follow hopefully