Northrop Grumman Celebrates Major Milestones on One-Year Anniversary of First SABR Delivery
February 02 2016 - 10:00AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is celebrating the
beginning of APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) flight testing
on the F-16V and the one-year anniversary of the first radar
delivery for the F-16 Radar Modernization Program (RMP).
SABR, an active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar, has
undergone more than two years of contract development,
qualification and testing and has now been fully integrated into
the F-16. Since the first SABR delivery last December, Northrop
Grumman has produced and delivered 14 APG-83 radars to Lockheed
Martin in support of the RMP engineering and manufacturing
development phase. Northrop Grumman will deliver the first of 144
APG-83 production units later this year for the F-16 upgrade
programs of international customers.
"The APG-83 provides customers worldwide an affordable and
reliable active electronically scanned array radar upgrade option
that provides 5th Generation fighter radar capabilities to the
F-16," said Mike Hinkey, vice president and general manager,
airborne C4ISR systems division, Northrop Grumman. "The beginning
of flight testing is a major milestone for SABR that will lead to
game-changing mission advantages for the warfighter."
The APG-83 SABR provides F-16s with 5th Generation fighter radar
capabilities by leveraging hardware and software commonality with
Northrop Grumman-produced F-22 and F-35 AESA radars. SABR began
initial flights in 2008 and continues to build an unmatched record
of successful "firsts," including flight demonstrations during
advanced combat-relevant operational exercises. As the only F-16
fire control radar supplier with four decades of on-platform
integration experience, Northrop Grumman remains the industry
leader in providing affordable and low-risk options for F-16 AESA
radar upgrades.
For more information about SABR, including downloadable photos,
videos and more, visit
www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/sabr/Pages/default.aspx.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Yolanda Murphy
410-649-0640
yolanda.murphy@ngc.com
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