The Zhuk are a family of Russian (former USSR) all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by NIIR Phazotron for multi-role combat aircraft such as the MiG-29.

The Zhuk (Beetle) family of X band pulse-Doppler radars provide aircraft with two modes of operation, air-to-air and air-to-surface.

[1] The radar has a look-down/shoot-down capability for air targets against a cluttered or water background and a variety of search modes are available.

[1] The radar is compatible with optically guided missiles like the R-73 and can also provide fire control for aircraft cannon.

[1] The radar can detect and track with measurement of range and speed both moving and static ground and naval targets.

The Zhuk radar can support low altitude terrain following flying and can also detect dangerous weather patterns during flight.

The original Zhuk radar was only capable of air-to-air combat and never made it into service with the Russian armed forces due to the cancellation of the MiG-29M upgrade program.

[2] The Zhuk has a weight of 250 kg and uses a 680 mm electronically scanned slotted planar array antenna which offers a detection range of 90 km against a target with a 5 m2 radar cross-section (RCS).

The antenna is an electronically scanned slotted planar array and has a diameter of 980 mm with a peak output of 6 kW.

Zhuk-MF use Phazotron's unique radial distribution arrangement in the backplane waveguide feed, and proprietary radiating element placement.

[14] Sokol/Zhuk-MFSE use Phazotron's unique radial distribution arrangement in the backplane waveguide feed, and proprietary radiating element placement.

The radar uses a PESA antenna, which has a diameter of 980 mm with a peak power output of 8 kW with 16 carrier frequencies.

The first incarnation of the Zhuk radar family featuring an Active electronically scanned array (AESA) based on N031 Sokol series was introduced in 2005 at MAKS.

[16] The Zhuk MA (MAE for export) used 1088 transceiver modules divide into 272 blocks and an antenna of 700 mm diameter.

[18] (Internally also known as FGA01) The second incarnation of the Zhuk radar family shown at MAKS 2007 featuring an Active electronically scanned array were the Zhuk-A (AE for export).

The FGA-35 featured 688mm antenna and 1016 T/R modules (originally planned 1064) with initial stage performance of a 200 km detection range for 3 m2 RCS target.

In an interview the new radar was mentioned to be weighing about 130 kg (for fighter planes)[22] and having a 200 km range for a 5-ton UAV version.

In 2016 aerospace exhibition, held in Zhunhai Phazotron unveiled a new AESA radar named Zhuk-AM/AME which is likely further evolution of FGA-35 and renamed as Zhuk-AM/AME.

During MAKS 2019 international air show Phazotron unveiled the latest offered AESA radar for Mig-35.

[28][29] On-board radar system with active phased array antenna, made with the same technology as Zhuk-AM, standardized for installation on different types of aircraft including drones.