Raytheon has secured the contract to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 fleet with a new AESA radar, the company will install its APG-79(v)4 AESA radar from next year.
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By Sgt. Marcy Sanchez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The company says the new radar will improve reliability, reduce maintenance hours while increasing availability for flight.
Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) request for information (RFI) last year says the service is procuring 98 sets of radars.