AN / APG-66
The AN / APG-66 is an airborne radar designed by Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman ) as an on-board radar for the F-16 A / B Fighting Falcon from General Dynamics . The radar was introduced at the same time as the first F-16 in 1985. The AN / APG-66 is a Doppler pulse radar that works in the I / J band. Thanks to its modular structure, the radar can be maintained more easily and modernized more quickly. It also has a variety of operating modes , which enables the combat against air, land and sea targets. The successor model is the AN / APG-68 , which is integrated in all F-16s since block 25 (F-16 C / D).
variants
- APG-66 (V) 2 : Upgrade of the basic model. New signal processors, greater radiation power, increased reliability. The range in a difficult operating environment (many ground echoes, EloKa ) has been increased to 83 km.
- APG-66 (V) 3 : Identical to the (V) 2 variant, but also has a continuous wave radar operating mode.
- APG-66 (V) X : Improved version of the (V) 2 / (V) 3 variant with increased range.
- APG-66T : Version with track-while-scan capabilities (allows multiple targets to be tracked while the radar is still in search mode).
- ARG-1 : A modification of the (V) 2 variant for the A-4AR Skyhawks of the Argentine Air Force .
- APG-66H : Adapted version for the BAE Hawk of the Royal Air Force .
- APG-66J : Adapted version as part of the Japanese F-4EJ Phantom II upgrade program.
- APG-66NT : version for the T-39 of the US Navy .
- APG-66NZ : Installed as part of the KAHU upgrade program for New Zealand's A-4 Skyhawks .
- AN / APQ-164 : for the Rockwell B-1 bomber, with a passive phased array antenna .
Technical specifications
Source: Forecast international ( Memento from January 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
| Parameter | APG-66 (V) 1 | APG-66 (V) 2 | APG-66 (V) X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight: | 134.3 kg | 115.9 kg | k. A. |
| Volume: | 0.102 m³ | 0.097 m³ | k. A. |
| Frequency range : | 6.2-10.9 GHz | 9.7-9.9 GHz | 9.7-9.9 GHz |
| Range: | Maximum: 150 km Look-up: 45 - 75 km Look-down: 37 - 55 km |
Look-up: 53 - 90 km Look-down: 45 - 67 km |
Maximum: 300 km Air targets: 220 km Moving ground targets: 115 km |
| MTBF : | 140 hours | > 210 hours | 750 hours |
| Others: | - |
TWS target number: 10 Doppler beam shaping ratio: 64: 1 Transmission time: 0.81 - 4 µs |
Average power: 0.2 kW PRF : 0.5 - 15 kHz |