Thursday, December 04, 2008

AN/APG-81

IOC: 2010

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Northrop Grumman

Applications
F-35A Lightning II
F-35B Lightning II
F-35C Lightning II

Description: The AN/APG-81 is an advanced fire control radar being developed by Northrop-Grumman for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). It features air and surface modes and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna for enhanced performance.

The APG-81 radar is under rooftop integration range-testing phase. Early in 2005, it will enter flight testing on a Northrop-Grumman BAC 1-11 testbed aircraft. The BAC 1-11 will test its air and surface modes. In late 2005, the first AN/APG-81 radar system will be delivered to Lockheed-Martin for integration on the F-35 multirole aircraft.

Northrop-Grumman handed over the first AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) prime contractor Lockheed-Martin on March 3, 2005. APG-81 radar system will support air-to-air, air-to-surface and electronic warfare modes providing the pilot with all-weather precision targeting and advanced air-to-ground automatic target cueing.

News
F-35's Radar Conducts First Flight on BAC-1-11

F-35 Engine and Radar Going On

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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