The AN/APG-79 is a variant of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar developed for the United States Navy's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft, providing a high level of aircrew situational awareness. The beam of the AESA radar provides fast track updates and multi-target tracking capability. The APG-79 AESA uses transmit/receive (TR) modules populated with gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). In the F/A-18E/F, the radar is installed in a slide-out nose rack to facilitate maintenance. The APG-79 features an entirely solid-state antenna construction, which improves reliability, durability, and reduces the cost compared to a traditional radar system. The radar has a range of up to 150 km (80 nm) and multi-target tracking capabilities. The APG-79 is compatible with current F/A-18 weapon loads and enables aircrew to fire weapons such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM, and simultaneously guide several missiles to several targets widely spaced in azimuth, elevation or range. The APG-79 radar completed formal operational evaluation (OPEVAL) testing in December 2006. As of January 2007, the radar was installed in 28 aircraft; some aircraft were experiencing software problems but that issue was expected to be resolved by the end of fiscal year 2007. As of July 2008, Raytheon had delivered 100 APG-79 sets to the United States Navy; on 3 June 2008, the Navy received the first APG-79-equipped Boeing EA-18G Growler. The Navy expects to order approximately 437 production radars. In January 2013, the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) disclosed a long history of problems for the APG-79 radar in initial operational testing. In December 2020, Raytheon offered AN/APG-79 for retrofitting the F/A-18 C/D. In July 2021 the United States Marine Corps selected AN/APG-79(V)4 with gallium nitride (GaN) transmitters to upgrade their fleet of F/A-18 fighters. The new radar was flight-tested in May 2022. The APG-79B4 version is slated to be installed inverted on the B-52 during its Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) In 2022 Malaysia chose the APG-79(V)4 for an F/A-18C/D Hornet upgrade and the newly developed FA-50 Golden Eagle See also AN/APG-65 radar family AN/APG-82 References External links Raytheon products website Aircraft radars Military electronics of the United States Radars of the United States Air Force Raytheon Company products Military equipment introduced in the 2000s