Flight tests of AESAs on F-16 next year
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon plans to flight test their AESA radars for the F-16 next year.
Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar will begin rooftop testing next week while Raytheon's Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) is in laboratory testing.
Northrop Grumman plans to start tests on its Sabreliner testbed, which is fitted with a complete F-16 nose, including radome.
Raytheon wants to go directly to testing on an F-16, citing its radar's commonality with the APG-79 AESA already operational in the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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