AN/APG-63 radar family

The AN/APG-63 and AN/APG-70 are a family of all-weather multimode radar systems designed by Hughes Aircraft (later Raytheon) for the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter.

[citation needed] The radar feeds target information into the aircraft's central computer for effective weapons delivery.

For close-in dogfights, the radar automatically acquires enemy aircraft and projects this information onto the cockpit head-up display.

[1] It was designed to replace outmoded APG-63 radars installed in F-15C/D aircraft models, providing improved performance and a tenfold increase in reliability.

The APG-63(V)2 is compatible with current F-15C weapon loads and enables pilots to take full advantage of the AIM-120 AMRAAM's capabilities, simultaneously initiating guidance for multiple missiles to several targets widely spaced in azimuth, elevation, or range.

[6] Originally designated the AN/APG-63(V)4 until 2009, the AN/APG-82(V)1 combines the processor of the AN/APG-79 used on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with the antenna of the APG-63(V)3 AESA from the F-15C for the F-15E radar upgrade.

RFTF is designed to enable the radar and the electronic warfare hardware (jamming) to operate simultaneously without degrading each other.

In late October 2019 the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency approved a possible sale to Japan of up to 103 APG-82(V)1 radars for the upgrade of 98 Mitsubishi F-15Js to a "Japanese Super Interceptor" (JSI) configuration.

[14] It uses a modified gimbaling scheme for the planar array, and an upgraded analog signal processor unit, and incorporates several enhanced (and new) air-to-ground modes.