Raytheon's AESA to boost Super Hornet's combat capability

Raytheon Co.'s new APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which made its public debut Nov. 20, will give the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet several advantages in combat, a company executive said. With more power than the jet's current radar, AESA will have more than twice the detection...

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