Raytheon Technologies Corp. RTX recently clinched a contract involving the APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system. The award has been offered by the Naval Supply Systems ...

The APG-79 radar is flown on US Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, and on the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet. "As we recognize this milestone of the 250th APG-79 AESA delivery, it is ...

Co-ordinating the APG-79 AESA with the Growler’s purpose-built jamming pods is tricky, because additional radio waves from the radar can interfere with other aircraft systems, such as radar ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) --Raytheon reports a flight test of its APG-79(V)X AESA radar has validated its enhancement of the capabilities of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18C/D aircraft. Active ...

Raytheon's APG-79(v)4 AESA radar has been selected by the US Marine Corps to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet aircraft fleet, the company announced on 15 January. The APG-79(v)4, a scaled version of ...

The RCAF is to fit the Raytheon AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar to 36 of its classic Hornet aircraft. (Raytheon) Canada is to upgrade a portion of its Boeing CF-18 legacy Hornet with a new active ...

Raytheon Company RTN recently clinched a contract for delivering 101 spare part units across nine assemblies to support the F-18 APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system (AESA).

The company’s APG-79 AESA, under development for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 2, completed a test to validate that the aircraft can use the radar’s ground-mapping mode to identify ...

The APG-79(V)4 radar is being procured in an upgrade effort to ensure that the U.S. Marine Corps Hornet fighters can meet the planned "sundown" date. The first APG-79(V)4 radar gets airborne from ...

Importance of the APG-79 Radar System The combat-proven APG-79 AESA radar system substantially increases the power of Boeing’s (BA) family of F/A-18 aircraft by providing active electronic beam ...

Key upgrades include new Rolls-Royce F130 engines for better fuel efficiency and reduced maintenance, and an advanced APG-79 AESA radar system for enhanced situational awareness. -The USAF plans ...