F-16 AESA
As part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program, a team from the 416th Flight Test Squadron are preparing to conduct flight testing of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on two F-16s from Sept. 2015 through Aug. 2016. Current F-16 mechanically-scan radars have limited target handling capacity because existing mechanical scanning methods are inherently slow and require large amounts of power in order to respond rapidly enough to deal with large numbers of high-speed maneuvering targets. Additionally, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics selected Northrop Grumman to provide their Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR: AN/APG-83 Fire Control Radar) as contractor furnished equipment for Foreign Military Sales and potentially USAF F-16 modernization programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)
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