The Weekly Debrief: F-35 Program Sneaks Major Radar Upgrade Into Block 4

The APG-81 (shown above) will be replaced in Lot 17 with a new radar in the F-35. 

Credit: Northrop Grumman
Five years after Lockheed Martin launched the estimated $15 billion Block 4 Follow-on Modernization program for the F-35, some of its most important capabilities, including possibly a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, are only now coming to light. The publicized list of Block 4...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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