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Northrop Grumman Developing New AN/APG-85 Radar for F-35 Lot 17 and Beyond

Northrop Grumman Developing New AN/APG-85 Radar for F-35 Lot 17 and Beyond
Nothrop Grumman said on Jan. 11 that it is developing the new APG-85 radar for Lot 17 and beyond of the F-35. Pictured is a U.S. Navy F-35C from VFA-125, the "Rough Raiders"--the West Coast F-35 fleet replacement squadron (Northrop Grumman Photo)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Jan. 11 that it is developing the AN/APG-85 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for Lot 17 and beyond of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The APG-85 will be the follow-on to the F-35's current AN/APG-81 AESA radar, built by Northrop Grumman at its Linthicum Heights, Md., plant. "The capability of the F-35 advanced radar will enhance the DoD's ability to execute the National Defense Strategy in the future," the F-35 Joint Program Office…

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