SOCOM C-130s Select APG-83 For Radar Upgrade

An AC-130J Ghostrider from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., performs an aerial demonstration during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 at Wittman Regional Airport, Wis., July 30, 2021.

An AC-130J Ghostrider from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, performs an aerial demonstration during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 at Wittman Regional Airport, Wisconsin.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force plans to buy the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to replace and upgrade the existing sensor now installed across the fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 variants flown by Special Operations Command (SOCOM) units. The announcement appeared in an Aug. 28 special...
Steve Trimble

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

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