max22 Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 Is the RAZBAM variant of the F-15E supposed to come with an AESA radar ? Or put it in a different way, what year model are we going to get ? I read that the Raytheon APG-82 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar was added to the F-15E program after 2007, as a part of an upgrade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle#Upgrade_programs_and_replacement
KlarSnow Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) The APG-82 was not added in any kind of operational capacity until much later, 2007 is essentially when they started developing it. From your Wikipedia link literally the last half of the same sentence... The conversion pipeline didnt start until the early 2010's, with full adoption not even complete today. If you think Razbam can get any data on any capabilities of it, I think you should reconsider what is possible within DCS and the consumer market. Razbam has stated its going to have the APG-70 and that it is a Suite 4+ (2002-2005ish) PW-229 engined aircraft with possibly more or less capabilities if they can find details on it (things like SDB, AIM-9X, JHMCS, etc...). Edited March 13, 2022 by KlarSnow 4 2
MikkelCanNotFly Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 No, our F-15E will not get AESA radar as stated by their FAQ 5 2
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