SABR still under test

THE US Air Force’s 416th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS) is continuing evaluation of the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) on the F-16. Integration and testing of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is being conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, California as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program (RMP). The Northrop Grumman system was selected by the USAF for the F-16 RMP after Raytheon failed to submit a bid for its APG-84. “The APG-83 will