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Raytheon secures $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for the F-15

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Raytheon has secured a $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for F-15 under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award on Jun. 9.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron sits in a hanger while members of the Radar Modernization Program Eagle modernization program team begin removing panels, Oct. 3, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 90 jets at Seymour Johnson AFB will receive the radar modifications, projected to be completed in seven to nine years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron sits in a hanger while members of the Radar Modernization Program Eagle modernization program team begin removing panels, Oct. 3, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 90 jets at Seymour Johnson AFB will receive the radar modifications, projected to be completed in seven to nine years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

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AH-1Z now has Link-16

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The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has flown the first AH-1Z flight that has Link-16 capability. Bell says a two-way connection was completed from the helicopter to a ground station.

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 takes off in Charleston, West Virginia, July 26, 2019. HMLA-167 is subordinate command of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William L.Holdaway)

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B-1 pilots explore using AR for aerial refueling training

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The B-1 bomber community is exploring the feasibility of using Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) developed by Red 6 to train rookie B-1 pilots on aerial refueling.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott Thorup, Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron Detachment 14 commander, prepares for takeoff as Rina Shkrabova, Red 6 director of hardware design, connects the augmented reality headset to the Berkut in Santa Monica, Calif., April 13, 2021. The visor tracks the motions of the pilots’ heads and the position of the airframe to determine how the virtual assets are viewed and its location compared to the piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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