AN/APG-68

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The AN/APG-68 radar is a long range (Max Detection Range 80 km) Pulse-Doppler radar designed by Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman) to replace AN/APG-66 radar in the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The AN/APG-68 radar is now currently being replaced on US Air Force F-16C/D Block 40/42 and 50/52 by the AN/APG-83 AESA radar.

Description

The AN/APG-68 is an improvement to the AN/APG-66 used on the F-16A/B. The AN/APG-68(V)8 and earlier radar system consists of the following line-replaceable units: The AN/APG-68(V)9 radar system consists of the following line-replaceable units: The AN/APG-68(V)9 radar is the latest development. Besides the increase in scan range compared to the previous version, it has a Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability. The APG-68(V)9 has equipped several variants, including the Egyptian Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Chilean Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Turkish Air Force, Royal Moroccan Air Force, Greek Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Polish Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force, and Indonesian Air Force.

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