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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Navy Begins Operational Evaluation of Revolutionary Raytheon AESA Radar
Raytheon's APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet has been cleared to enter the U.S. Navy's operational evaluation (OPEVAL) program.

An AESA-equipped Super Hornet detected and tracked multiple targets at exceptional stand-off distances and completed a series of live-fire tests with AMRAAMs in May and June.

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