EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Raytheon has been contracted by Boeing to modernize a radar system for the U.S. Air Force's F-15C and the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft.
With the contract from Boeing, Raytheon will incorporate its latest radar system modernizations, the F-15E radar, into the F-15C and F/A-18 Super Hornet. Raytheon's new F-15E radar developments are part of the company's active electronically scanned array radar program.
Raytheon officials say the F-15E is part of an effort to implement advances in radar technologies to ensure pilots have the latest system for combat operations.
"The F-15E is the backbone of the Air Force," Mark Bass, Boeing F-15 vice president, said in a statement.
"The addition of an active electronically scanned array radar, along with other planned technology insertions and system upgrades, will ensure the F-15E remains the mainstay of the Air Force for decades."
