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Airborne Multimode Radar AN/APG-65GY

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
AN/APG-65GY
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Figure 1: Modified APG-65 for German Phantom F-4F

Specifications
frequency: X-band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range:
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Airborne Multimode Radar AN/APG-65GY

Developement: Hughes Aircraft Corp. USA. (License production by DASA Germany)

The Improved Combat Efficiency program for the German version of the Phantom F-4F includes the installation of a modified version of the APG-65 multimode airborne radar to be used for fire control and AMRAAM guidance.

The modification concerns an adaptation to new operational requirements by software changes and includes the following components:

Receiver/
Exciter
Radar Data
Processor
Radar Signal
Processor
Cooling
Unit
Transmitter

Figure 2: Components of the modified APG-65 for German Phantom F-4F