AN/APG-81
F-35 Lightning II fire-control radar
AN/APG-81
The AN/APG-81 is an active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire-control radar designed by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (formerly Westinghouse Electronic Systems) for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II. The APG-81 is a successor radar to the F-22 Raptor’s AN/APG-77, and has an antenna composed of 1,676 transceivers. Over three thousand APG-81 AESA systems are expected to be ordered for the F-35, with production to run beyond 2035, including large quantities of international orders. The APG-81 enhances the F-35's multirole mission requirement operating as an electronic warfare (EW) aperture utilizing the AESA's multifunction array (MFA). Using electronic protection (EP), electronic attack (EA) and electronic support measures (ESM), it enables the F-35's capability to suppress and destroy advanced enemy air defenses. This Joint Strike Fighter AESA radar is a result of the US government's competition for the world's largest AESA acquisition contract. Westinghouse Electronic Systems...
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