Introduction
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Weather Detection and Avoidance
Detects weather with full color, black and white, or green displays of storms out to 240NM.
Terrain Mapping and Navigation
High resolution ground mapping mode with latitude/longitude stabilized electronic cursor to provide range and azimuth information to waypoint.
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Aircraft Detection
Skin paints fighter aircraft at extended ranges through intervening rain showers concurrent with other operating modes.
Beacon and IFF Interrogation
Detects airborne and ground beacons and optionally interrogates IFF equipped aircraft out to 100NM.
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Dramatically Improved System Mean-TimeBetween Failure Rate
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As APN-59 systems age, radar failures are becoming a leading cause of C-130 and C-135 aircraft downtime. Today’s APN-242 has half the number of line replaceable units (LRUs) and greater than an order of magnitude improvement in system mean-time between failures (MTBF).
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In Production For USAF (RC-135) |
Field Installation By Unit Level Maintenance In A Day
No depot required. APN-242 can be installed using existing radar cabling, connections and mounts without aircraft modification. |
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Pays for itself
From operations and maintenance (O&M) savings.
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