AESA Radar 장착 美 공군 F-15C, 오키나와 Kadena 공군기지 배치...

 

美 Raytheon 社의 AN/APG-63(v)3 AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar 를 장착한 美 공군 F-15C

Eagle 전투기 4대가 지난 10월 21일, Okinawa Kadena 美 공군기지 제18비행단에 배치되었다는 소식 입니다.

 

Boeing 社는 현재 45대의 美 공군 및 주 방위군 소속 F-15C/D Eagle 전투기들에 대한 AN/APG-63(v)3 AESA radar

로의 교체 및 성능개량사업을 진행하고 있으며, 2013년까지 AESA radar 를 장착한 F-15C/D Eagle 54대를 Okinawa

Kadena 기지 제18비행단에 배치할 예정이라 합니다.

 

앞서 소개한 미 공군의 F-15C레이더 교체 소식과, Okinawa Kaneda 기지에 배치된 F-22 Raptor 소식을 링크 합니다. 

 

F-15C AESA Radar  &  Okinawa Raptor and Eagle

 

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Upgraded Boeing F-15Cs Arrive at US Air Force’s Kadena Air Base

 

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan, Nov. 4, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force officials at Kadena Air Base celebrated the arrival of four F-15Cs upgraded with the APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on Oct. 21. The newly arrived F-15Cs will join the APG-63(V)1 and (V)2 aircraft already in the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons to provide unmatched combat power for the defense of Japan. The upgrades were installed and tested at Langley Air Force Base, Va.

 

Boeing is under contract to fully upgrade 27 Air Force and 18 Air National Guard F-15C/D aircraft with the APG-63(V)3 AESA over the next 10 months. A total of 54 AESA-equipped F-15C/Ds are scheduled to be on station at Kadena by September 2013.

 

"The fielded APG-63(V)3 air-to-air capabilities put the F-15C/D in a class by itself and ensure that the Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C/D fleets remain capable, maintainable and affordable," said Todd Burns, F-15C AESA program manager for Boeing. "Delivery of these four aircraft on schedule demonstrates Boeing's commitment to ensuring the F-15 remains a world-class multirole fighter."

 

Boeing's Global Services & Support division provides U.S. Air Force F-15 sustainment services including ground support equipment, spares and retrofit programs, contractor field teams and a full range of training systems and services.

 

The Raytheon APG-63(V)3 is a highly reliable and affordable high-performance AESA for the F-15 air-to-air variant. The AESA radar antenna is 50 times more reliable than the mechanically scanned antenna it replaces.

 

"This system improves our capabilities and lethality as a combat air force. We will fly our missions equipped with the world's most powerful air-to-air radar," said Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of the 18th Wing at Kadena. "This capability strengthens our ability to carry out our mission to provide unmatched combat power, provide a forward power projection platform, and provide for the common defense of Japan."

 

The APG-63(V)3 radar is the latest in a series of planned upgrades that will ensure the F-15C’s combat-proven air supremacy well into the 21st century. These include a fighter-to-fighter data link, GPS navigation and the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, which enable the warfighter to conduct network centric operations while employing the latest air-to-air weapons.

 

 

  ⓒ USAF