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Date posted: 06/30/2006*
At a press briefing June 30 in Raytheon’s Network Integration and Experimentation Center in Rosslyn, Va., Raytheon showed how the company’s 16 high-tech weapon and sensor systems on the F/A-18 aircraft seamlessly interface to provide cutting-edge 21st century capabilities to the warfighter.
The session also included the premier of the video, “F/A-18: The Technology Behind the Mission.”
Dave Goold, Raytheon’s F/A-18 Business Development director, discussed the individual systems and how these capabilities networked together result in a greater operational edge for aircrews that need the best-of-breed technology at their fingertips at all times.
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jet derives much of its capability and adaptability from the sophisticated Raytheon technology onboard. The aircraft is designed to convert between air-to-air fighter missions and air-to-ground strike missions while on the same sortie. The F/A-18 E/F, equipped with the AN/APG-79 AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar and the AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting Forward-looking Infrared) pod, offers Joint Strike Fighter-generation sensor capabilities – today.
The predecessor to the Super Hornet, the F/A-18 A/B/C/D, currently serves the armed services of eight nations for fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close air support, and day and night strike missions.
Raytheon also announced to the press that its ground-breaking APG-79 AESA radar for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet has been cleared to enter the U.S. Navy’s OPEVAL (operational evaluation) program.
Raytheon has a long and distinguished history of supporting the warfighter with world-class sensors and munitions and is committed to continuing its legacy of Mission Assurance. When aviators climb into the cockpit, they have no doubt that the Raytheon systems at their command will work every time.
Read more on the Raytheon technology behind the Super Hornet mission.
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