AN/APG-69

Emerson Electric's AN/APG-69 is an X band coherent pulse doppler radar originally designed for the F-20 Tigershark aircraft.

It is the successor to the AN/APQ-159.[1]

Northrop Grumnan skipped over the APG-69, instead using the General Electric AN/APG-67 for the F-20 Tigershark aircraft. However, the APG-69 was still used by other F-5 operators, and other light fighter projects, including the ALR Piranha.

The APG-69 offered a complete suite of air-to-air and air-to-ground modes. The air-to-air modes included velocity search for long-range wide-angle searches, track-while-scan, single target track and dogfight modes that locked onto the closest target. The APG-69 was capable of guiding the AIM-7 Sparrow missile, making it the first of Emerson's offerings to reach production with beyond visual range. The air-to-ground modes included moving target search and track, and sea-surface-search modes.

Notes
  1. Inc, IBP (2007-02-07). Thailand Royal Air Force Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Weapon Systems. ISBN 978-1-4330-4913-2.


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