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{{Short description|Radar fire control system}}
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[[File:FA-18_Super_Hornet_VX-9_with_AESA_radar.jpg|thumb|F/A-18F Super Hornet from VX-9 with AESA radar]]
The '''AN/APG-79''' is a type of [[active electronically scanned array]] (AESA) radar that was developed for use on the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] and [[Boeing EA-18G Growler]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GaAs radar adds grunt to Growler - News|url=https://compoundsemiconductor.net/article/84637/GaAs_radar_adds_grunt_to_Growler|date=2007-07-26|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Compound Semiconductor|language=en}}</ref> The radar's AESA technology provides quick updates on multiple targets, and its solid-state antenna construction makes it more reliable and cost-effective than traditional radar systems.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AN/APG-79 - Radartutorial|url=https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/08.airborne/karte014.en.html|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.radartutorial.eu|language=en|quote=The AN/APG-79 radar is composed of a numerous solid-state transmit and receive modules to virtually eliminate mechanical breakdown.}}</ref> The radar has a range of up to 150 km (80 nm) and can track multiple targets simultaneously.<ref name="MDAA APG-79">{{Cite web|title=AN/APG-79 AESA – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance|url=https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/defense-systems/an-apg-79-aesa-2/|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> It is capable of firing weapons such as the [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]'s D model and guiding multiple missiles to targets located at varying distances and directions.<ref name="MDAA APG-79"/> As of July 2008, 100 APG-79 sets had been delivered to the United States Navy, and the Navy expects to order around 437 production radars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Corporate Communications|first=Raytheon|date=July 1, 2008|title=Full Speed Ahead: Raytheon Delivers 100th AESA Radar for Super Hornets, Growlers|url=https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1024|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Raytheon News Release Archive|quote=Raytheon Company has delivered its 100th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system to Boeing and the U.S. Navy for use on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft.}}</ref> In January 2013, the [[Director, Operational Test and Evaluation|Director, Operational Test & Evaluation]] (DOT&E) disclosed some issues with the APG-79 radar during its initial operational testing, but upgrades have been made over time.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In accordance with the [[Joint Electronics Type Designation System]] (JETDS), the "''AN/APG-79''" designation represents the 79th design of an Army-Navy airborne electronic device for [[radar]] [[fire-control]] equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all [[Department of Defense]] electronic systems.

== Variants ==
=== AN/APG-79(V)4 ===
The AN/APG-79(V)4 has been selected for retrofitting the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C/D]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=F/A-18 Air Dominance {{!}} Raytheon|url=https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/apg79aesa/fa18airdom|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.raytheon.com}}</ref> and upgrading the fleets of F/A-18 fighters in Canada,<ref>https://www.twz.com/42501/its-official-canadas-cf-18-hornet-fighters-are-set-to-get-new-advanced-radars</ref><ref>https://skiesmag.com/news/l3harris-delivers-first-aircraft-hornet-extension-project/</ref> Malaysia and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. {{asof|2021}} the APG-79(V)4 is the first U.S. fighter radar to use [[gallium nitride]] (GaN) transmit/receive modules.<ref name="4th-gen-relevant">{{cite web | url=https://www.raytheonintelligenceandspace.com/news/2021/07/08/keeping-4th-generation-fighters-relevant|date= 2021-07-08 | title=Keeping 4th-generation fighters relevant - AESA and GaN technology provide a mission advantage }}</ref>

=== AN/APQ-188 ===
The AN/APQ-188 is the designation for the variant of the APG-79 adapted for the [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]] Radar Modernization Program (RMP). The new radar would also incorporate technology from the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E]]/[[Boeing F-15EX Eagle II|EX]]'s [[AN/APG-63 radar family|AN/APG-82(V)1]]. Under the RMP, the APQ-188 would replace the existing APQ-166 and the upgraded aircraft would be redesignated as the B-52J.<ref>Vivienne Machi. [https://www.defensedaily.com/raytheon-wins-contract-to-provide-new-aesa-radars-to-b-52-aircraft/air-force/ Raytheon Wins Contract to Provide New AESA Radars to B-52 Aircraft]. Defense Daily (July 11, 2019)</ref><ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Selected_Acquisition_Reports/FY_2023_SARS/B-52_RMP_MSAR_Dec_2023.pdf |title=Modernized Selected Acquisition Report (MSAR), B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) (B-52 RMP) |date=31 December 2023 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[AN/APG-65 radar family]]
* [[AN/APG-82]]
* [[AN/APG-76]]
*[[List of radars]]
*[[List of military electronics of the United States]]

== References ==
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