Marines wants to put an AESA radar on their F/A-18s

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued a request for information (RFI) on behalf of the Marine Corps, seeking for a new AESA radar for the latter’s F/A-18C/D fleet.

U.S. Marines with Ordnance, Poweline and Avionics workcenters, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-13), tow a F-A-18 Hornet into VMFA-312's hangar for regular maintenance aboard Marine Corps Air Station 130510-M-EK666-001
By Sgt. Marcy Sanchez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The service is shopping for 98 sets of radars and the winner will be picked on Oct. 1. Work will start in 2020 and finish by 2022.