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Strategic bombers B-52 will receive the new radar AFAR

Standing on the US Air Force strategic bombers B-52 in the course of modernization will have radar with active phased array. Reported “Nplus1” with reference to the portal Flightglobal.

Strategic bombers B-52 will receive the new radar AFAR

Aircraft Building Concern Boeing has ordered the development of Raytheon AESA radar for the US strategic bombers B-52. The new development will be based on the radar APG-82, applied on a fighter-bomber F-15E Strike Eagle.

As the newspaper writes, currently on the B-52 are pulse-Doppler radars with mechanical scanning, installed on planes back in the 60s of the last century. Installing a new radar, As expected, allow the bombers to make more accurate maps, detecting a greater number of targets at long range and hit them. The new radar will be able to work in the performance of both conventional, and nuclear attacks.

Expected, that the production of a new radar station will begin in 2024 year and at the same time to begin work on their equipment B-52. According to plans of the US Air Force Command, new radar should serve on bombers, at least until 2050 of the year.

B-52 Stratofortress – multifunctional heavy Outbound intercontinental strategic bomber-rocket carrier, which stands at the US Air Force to 1955 of the year. It was developed in the 50s, but still is the main long-range bomber aircraft of the US Army . The US is currently a 76 aircraft of this type, mean age 50-55 years.

Combat radius is B-52 7,2 thousands of kilometers, a ferry range - 16 thousands of kilometers. The aircraft can reach speeds of up to 950 kilometers per hour and carry a bomb load up to weight 31 tons.

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