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Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar Begins Production For International F-16s

Friday, February 6th, 2015

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Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) received its first production order from Lockheed Martin [LMT] for international F-16s, Northrop Grumman said on Feb. 2.The SABR completed all design reviews less than four months before receiving this first order.Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide 142 radars to Lockheed Martin as part of the Taiwan Air Force’s F-16 upgrade program. The first production system is set to be delivered to Lockheed Martin in 2016.SABR is a multifunction, active…

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