ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Raytheon's APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar test set is being evaluated by a Boeing unit in St. Louis before being integrated into an F-15E.
Boeing said the first APG-82(V)1, part of the U.S. Air Force's radar modernization program, arrived in June.
The product will replace the aircraft's APG-70 radar with an AESA to improve radar reliability and capability to detect and track enemy targets.
"One AESA-equipped F-15E can detect and track multiple targets simultaneously and gain the same battle picture and prosecute the same number of attacks that currently require several mechanically scanned radar assets," said Brad Jones, Boeing director for U.S. Air Force Development Programs. "Adding AESA multiplies the effectiveness of the F-15E."
Raytheon is producing five AESA radar test units as part of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program and will support Boeing's integration of the AESA into the F-15E.
Integration will take place in St. Louis and will be followed by initial operational testing and evaluation flights.
