Northrop receive APG-83 SABR production contract

SABR AESA Radar Image Credit:Northrop Grumman Less than four months after completing all design reviews, Northrop Grumman's APG-83 Sc...

SABR AESA Radar Image Credit:Northrop Grumman

Less than four months after completing all design reviews, Northrop Grumman's APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has received its first production order from Lockheed Martin.

Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide 142 radars to Lockheed Martin to upgrade Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighters. The first production system will be delivered to Lockheed Martin in 2016.
The radar is slated for Taiwanese F-16V upgrade, replacing Northrop’s mechanically-scanned APG-68.

SABR is a multifunction, active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar that brings fifth-generation air-to-air and air-to-ground radar capability to the F-16. It will give the F-16 pilots unprecedented situational awareness, targeting and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
AESA fire control radars developed by the company are currently flying on the F-16 Block 60, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II aircraft.