SOCOM Calls For Exportable ‘Silent Knight’ Radar

APQ-187 radar

APQ-187 radar mounted on an MH-60. 

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
TAMPA, Florida—U.S. Special Operations Command’s terrain following radar has proven to be so effective, the command is looking to share. SOCOM has fielded the RTX APQ-187 Silent Knight terrain following radar on its MC-130J, CV-22, MH-47 and MH-60 fleet. The radar is export controlled for now, and...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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