AN/APG-80

The AN/APG-80 is an Active Electronically ScannedArray (AESA) system designed and manufactured byNorthrop Grumman for use on the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.[1] It was originally de-signed to be included on the F-16C/D Block 60 DesertFalcon aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates, andwas subsequently also included on the F-16E/F Block 60Desert Falcons; first deliveries were made in 2003.[2][3]

1 Features

The AN/APG-80 system is described as “agile beam”,and can perform air-to-air, search-and-track, air-to-ground targeting and aircraft terrain-following functionssimultaneously and for multiple targets. As an AESA sys-tem utilizing NG’s fourth-generation transmitter/receivertechnologies, it has a higher reliability and twice therange of older, mechanically-scanned AN/APG-68 radarsystems.[2][3]

2 Development

The United Arab Emirates funded the entire $3 billionBlock 60 development costs, including the AN/APG-80,which is the operational core of the aircraft. Accordingto press reports quoted by Flight International, this is “thefirst time the US has sold a better aircraft overseas thanits own forces fly”.[3] Developmental flight tests were per-formed on Northrop Grumman’s highly modified BAC1-11 testbed aircraft, based at Baltimore.[2]

3 See also• Look-down/shoot-down• List of radars

4 References[1] “AN/APG-80 description page” Northrop Grumman

[2] Vanhastel, Stefaan (August 27, 2003)“Northrop Grum-man delivers first AN/APG-80 radar for F-16 Block 60”f-16.net

[3] “Dubai 2007: UAE shows off its most advanced Falcons" Flightglobal.com, November 11, 2007

5 External links• “Active Electronically Steered Arrays” from AirPower Australia (AESA background information)

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