Thread: SU-30MKI or F-15K?

Originally Posted by YellowFever

So my natural question would be, how hard would it be to adapt an F-15K radar into the F-16c/52?

I might be reading too much into your statement but it seems like what you're trying to say is that the F-16 block 60 is a very good A2A platform with some decent A2G capabilities and the F-15K is an awesome A2G platform with very good A2A capabilities.

Would it be a pretty accurate statement if I said a block 60, with the F-15k's radar would be just about the best A2A platform with the ovbious exceptions of the Raptors and the Eurofighter?
Would such an adaptation be even feasible?

The F-16E/F's AESA radar(APG-80 IIRC) could be easily adapted to the USAF F-16C fleet, but the F-15's APG-63 radar(all models) is too large in diameter, and will simply not fit into the F-16s radome.

You could probably fit the S.Hornet's APG-79(i think it's the -79, lol) though. Of course in truth i'm not really sure which is 'better'...the S.Hornet or the Viper E/F's radar. I suspect they're probably pretty close..

I'm sure Highsea will know that detail.

The APG-79 and 80 use the same modules, the only diff is size. The APG-63 AESA use the old module.

We could retrofit APG-80's into the US F-16 fleet, but only in Block 52's, since you need the spine and tail fairings to hold the secondary ECS to cool the antenna.

Originally Posted by highsea

The APG-79 and 80 use the same modules, the only diff is size. The APG-63 AESA use the old module.

We could retrofit APG-80's into the US F-16 fleet, but only in Block 52's, since you need the spine and tail fairings to hold the secondary ECS to cool the antenna.

Thanx Highsea...