F-22 upgrades coming

mor10 · by **mor10** » 23 Jan 2023, 03:51

Corsair1963 wrote:
charlielima223 wrote:
wrightwing wrote:They'd be far better off sticking with ~2,000 GaN T/R modules. That would really give the Raptor a huge upgrade.

They'll most likely do what they did for the APG-77v1. Take some software and hardware elements from the APG-85 and introduce it to the radar to give it more multifunction capability along with a boost in range. My guess is if they did do this it would be APG-77v2.

We don't even know who is producing the AN/APG-85. So, that may not even be an option.....

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II.

https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/r ... MS4wLjAuMA.

Corsair1963 · by **Corsair1963** » 23 Jan 2023, 04:01

mor10 wrote:
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II.

https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/r ... MS4wLjAuMA.

Thanks I missed that release! Yet, next question is the APG-85 related (developed from) the existing APG-77/APG-81 or a totally new AESA Radar?