FORT WORTH, Texas: Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., was awarded a follow-on contract by the US Air Force, Ogden Air Logistics Center, for depot level repair services on the F-16 AN/APG-68 Fire Control Radar Modular Low Power Radio Frequency (MLPRF).
The AN/APG-68 is a long-range, Pulse-Doppler radar originally designed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman to replace the AN/APG-66 radar in the F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft. The system, designed to detect targets for the fire control system, consists of four line-replaceable units (LRUs): an antenna, a dual-mode transmitter (DMT), the MLPRF, and a programmable signal processor (PSP).
The MLPRF provides a radio frequency drive signal to the DMT and the basic system clocks to the other LRUs in the radar system. It receives radio frequency signals from the antenna and converts them to video signals which are digitized and sent to the PSP for threat/target matching against the radar threat tables before sending video to the flight crew system display.
Elbit Systems of America is one of only two companies qualified by the US Air Force to perform depot level maintenance on the AN/APG-68 MLPRF, DMT and Antenna.
“This award demonstrates our continued commitment to provide exceptional life-cycle management services in support of mission readiness requirements, and further compliments our strong relations with the US Air Force Air Logistics Center,” commented Raanan Horowitz, president and chief executive officer of Elbit Systems of America. The work on the F-16 AN/APG-68 MLPRF will be performed by the Elbit Systems of America Service and Support Solutions Business Unit in the company’s Talladega, Alabama facility.
Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products and system solutions focusing on the commercial aviation, defense, homeland security, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd., a global electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications.
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.
