AN/APG-66
Sign in to saveAlso known as Westinghouse AN/APG-66, AN/APG-66(V)2, AN/APG-66(V)3, AN/APG-66H, AN/APG-66(V), AN/APG-66(V)2A, AN/APG-66J, Westinghouse Electric AN/APG-66J
The AN/APG-66 radar is an X-band solid state medium range (up to ) pulse-Doppler planar array radar originally designed by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) for use in early generations of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Later F-16 variants use the AN/APG-68 or the AN/APG-83. This radar was employed in all domestic and export versions of the F-16A/B models throughout the production. Subsequent upgrades have been installed in many varying aircraft types including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's C-550 Cessna Citation, US Navy P-3 Orion, and Piper PA-42 Cheyenne II's
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- Subclass of
- pulse-Doppler radar
- Operator
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- Image
- F-16 Flight Test Radar, later designated AN-APG-66, Westinghouse, 1974 - National Electronics Museum - DSC00411.JPG
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The AN/APG-66 radar is an X-band solid state medium range (up to ) pulse-Doppler planar array radar originally designed by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) for use in early generations of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Later F-16 variants use the AN/APG-68 or the AN/APG-83. This radar was employed in all domestic and export versions of the F-16A/B models throughout the production. Subsequent upgrades have been installed in many varying aircraft types including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's C-550 Cessna Citation, US Navy P-3 Orion, and Piper PA-42 Cheyenne II's.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/APG-66" designation represents the 66th design of an Army-Navy airborne electronic device for radar fire-control equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
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