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AN/APG-79
IOC: 2007
Total Production: 461
Total Program's Cost: USD$2.2 billion
Unitary Cost: USD$2.8 million
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Raytheon
Applications
EA-18G Growler
F/A-18E Super Hornet
F/A-18F Super Hornet
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Description:
The AN/APG-79 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) developed by the Raytheon company for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The APG-79 will provide superior air-to-air and air-to-surface capability while increasing aircraft's situational awareness. In the air-to-air role the APG-79 will provide longer range engagements and reduced pilot workload. In air-to-surface missions the APG-79 will provide enhanced precision attack through high resolution ground mapping at long standoff ranges.
The APG-79 is composed of a numerous solid state transmit and receive modules to virtually eliminate mechanical breakdown, an advanced receiver/exciter, COTS processor and power supplies. These features characterize the APG-79 radar as a highly reliable radar with reduced operation costs. The Flight tests of the APG-79 radar are scheduled to begin in June 2003. The US Navy plans to buy up to 411 APG-79 radars and some F/A-18s foreign customers could be interested in purchasing this advanced radar.
The new AESA radar system will contribute to the US Navy Network Centric Warfare vision providing the target information which will be distributed to multiple users that, eventually, may engage the target. Operational evaluation is scheduled by September 2006. The first deployment installed on combat ready Super Hornets is expected in 2007.
AN/APG-79 radar systems will be supplied to F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as part of Super Hornet program Block II upgrade. The US Navy's EA-18G Electronic Attack aircraft will be equipped with the APG-79 AESA radar system too.
Raytheon delivered the first low rate production APG-79 radar set to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in Saint Louis on January 13, 2005. Up to 415 radar sets are expected to follow the first one to outfit US Navy's Super Hornets beginning in September 2006.
On 28 June 2005, Boeing awarded Raytheon a $580 million multi year procurement contract for 190 APG-79 radars to equip the US Navy's F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. The five year contract included low rate production lot 3 and 4 as well as full rate production lot 1 to 3 with final deliveries expected by 2010.
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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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