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The '''AN/APG-79''' is a type of [[active electronically scanned array]] (AESA) radar that was developed for use on the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] and [[Boeing EA-18G Growler]] aircraft.<ref>((Cite web|title=GaAs radar adds grunt to Growler - News|url=https://compoundsemiconductor.net/article/84637/GaAs_radar_adds_grunt_to_Growler|date=2007-07-26|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Compound Semiconductor|language=en))</ref> The radar's AESA technology provides quick updates on multiple targets, and its solid-state antenna construction makes it more reliable and cost-effective than traditional radar systems.<ref>((Cite web|title=AN/APG-79 - Radartutorial|url=https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/08.airborne/karte014.en.html|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.radartutorial.eu|language=en|quote=The AN/APG-79 radar is composed of a numerous solid-state transmit and receive modules to virtually eliminate mechanical breakdown.))</ref> The radar has a range of up to 150 km (80 nm) and can track multiple targets simultaneously.<ref>((Cite web|title=AN/APG-79 AESA – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance|url=https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/defense-systems/an-apg-79-aesa-2/|access-date=2020-05-07))</ref> It is capable of firing weapons such as the [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]'s D model and guiding multiple missiles to targets located at varying distances and directions.<ref>((Cite web|title=AN/APG-79 AESA – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance|url=https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/defense-systems/an-apg-79-aesa-2/|access-date=2020-05-07))</ref> As of July 2008, 100 APG-79 sets had been delivered to the United States Navy, and the Navy expects to order around 437 production radars.<ref>((Cite web|last=Corporate Communications|first=Raytheon|date=July 1, 2008|title=Full Speed Ahead: Raytheon Delivers 100th AESA Radar for Super Hornets, Growlers|url=https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1024|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Raytheon News Release Archive|quote=Raytheon Company has delivered its 100th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system to Boeing and the U.S. Navy for use on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft.))</ref> In January 2013, the [[Director, Operational Test and Evaluation|Director, Operational Test & Evaluation]] (DOT&E) disclosed some issues with the APG-79 radar during its initial operational testing, but upgrades have been made over time.<ref>((Cite web|title=Gilmore JM, 15-Feb-2013. Info Memo - F-35A Ready For Training Operational Utility Evaluation (OUE)|url=http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2012/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113151955/http://de.scribd.com/doc/129003640/Gilmore-JM-15-Feb-2013-Info-Memo-F-35A-Ready-For-Training-Operational-Utility-Evaluation-OUE|archive-date=13 November 2013|access-date=25 January 2013))</ref> The APG-79 has been selected for retrofitting the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 C/D]]<ref>((Cite web|title=F/A-18 Air Dominance ((!)) Raytheon|url=https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/apg79aesa/fa18airdom|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.raytheon.com))</ref> and upgrading the fleets of F/A-18 fighters in Malaysia and the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref name="4th-gen-relevant">((cite web | url=https://www.raytheonintelligenceandspace.com/news/2021/07/08/keeping-4th-generation-fighters-relevant | title=Keeping 4th-generation fighters relevant - AESA and GaN technology provide a mission advantage ))</ref> [[File:FA-18_Super_Hornet_VX-9_with_AESA_radar.jpg|thumb|F/A-18F Super Hornet from VX-9 with AESA radar]]
== See also ==
Different radars :
* [[AN/APG-65 radar family]]
* [[AN/APG-82]]
* [[AN/APG-76]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.raytheon.com/products/ Raytheon products website]
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[[Category:Aircraft radars]]
[[Category:Military electronics of the United States]]
[[Category:Radars of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Raytheon Company products]]
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