Giving Sight Back To An F-15C Golden Eagle -- Popular MechanicsPrecision is something that 30-year-old warplanes lack. But they can be retrofit. Here’s how the Air Force made the F-15C lethal once again.
The Air Force this year deployed F-15C Golden Eagle warplanes with new active electronically scanned arrays (AESA) that can track more targets with precision and can guide several missiles at once. AESA’s digital beams, which replace radar that turns mechanically, are agile enough to spot cruise missiles and enable the F-15C to shoot them down with air-to-air missiles.
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My Comment: In an age of budget cuts and tight money .... I am sure some bean counters are looking at these cost savings.
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