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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Air Guard Rolls Out New Radar for F-15

AN-APG-63v3The Air National Guard will unveil an upgrade to the radar system for its F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft today, which will give it greater capabilities while reducing maintenance costs.

The new radar system--the APG-63(v)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array--replaces the older mechanically controlled devices currently in the aircraft.

"When the F-15 was first designed and made, the radar in it was world class, the best at the time, but its 1970s technology," said Air Force Maj. Dave Slaydon, chief of F-15 requirements for the Air National Guard.

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