The American company Northrop Grumman has officially announced that it is working on creating an improved
What is known
The fact that the F-35 will have to go through a longupgrade, which includes the installation of AN / APG-85, we wrote last week. However, Northrop Grumman has just published a press release on the official website, which talks about the development of a new generation of radar.
AN / APG-85 - system with active phasedantenna array. It is designed to replace the AN / APG-81 radar, which is the cornerstone in the fifth generation fighter's sensor suite. By the way, APG-81 also has an active phased array antenna.
AN/APG-85 will be compatible with each of the threeversion of the Lockheed Martin aircraft: F-35A for the US Air Force and export, F-35B with vertical takeoff and landing, carrier-based version of the F-35C. The new radar will allow the fighter to detect and quickly eliminate air and surface targets.
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Northrop Grumman states that radar integrationAN / APG-85 will help ensure air superiority. The new sensor will offer "unsurpassed situational awareness in combat space" and "increase the lethality, efficiency, survivability of the aircraft."
In a press release, the company recalled that itplays a "key role" in the development, production, modernization and support of the F-35 Lightning II. In addition to the AN/APG-81 and AN/APG-85, it manufactures aircraft center fuselages and wing skins, and manufactures and services avionics and mission planning software. In addition, Northrop Grumman produces software for the training system for pilots and technical personnel.