1. Please see these links on
"F-15 In Service" by Greg Goebel and the
F-15I. These links can be your starting point for further research, analysis and comments.
2. With regards to F-15 radar types and modes. This information was posted by me elsewhere in DT:
(i) The APG-70 was a 1980s redesign of the APG-63 and was installed on some F-15E models (
see link explaining the AN/APG-70 modes).
(ii) The AN/APG-70 radar also has a Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) capability, which makes it able to detect and direct attacks on enemy aircraft without its emissions being easily seen by the enemy. This means that the radar can be quickly switched on to obtain a single-sweep synthetic aperture image of a target area, then rapidly switched off seconds later, making it difficult for an enemy to pick up the emissions and track the F-15E's location and flight path. The AN/APG-70 radar is mechanically scanned in contrast to AESA, which steers its agile beams electronically (see link on
AESA advantages).
(iii) The Korean strike eagles are equipped with the AN/APG-63(V1), which is not an AESA radar.
AESA equipped F-15s are either using the AN/APG-63(V2) or the AN/APG-63(V3). The Singapore strike eagles (F-15SGs) for example are equipped with the AN/APG-63(V3) AESA radar.
(iv) There's some speculative information on
Aviation Week that deals with radar range and I quote:
"Ranges of the new lines of AESA radars are classified. But they are estimated at about 90 mi. for the smallest (aimed at the F-16 radar-upgrade market). The F/A-18E/F and F-35 (with radar ranges of 100 mi.) are followed by the F-22 (110-115-mi.). The largest is carried by the upgraded F-15Cs and Es (125 mi.). By comparison, the range for a mechanically scanned, F-15C radar is 56 mi. according to Russian air force intelligence. U.S. aerospace officials agree that an AESA radar "at least doubles" the range over standard military radars.
When coupled with the electronic techniques generator in an aircraft, the radar can project jamming, false targets and other false information into enemy sensors. Ranges for electronic attack equal the AESA radar plus that of the enemy radar. That could allow electronic attack at ranges of 150 mi. or more. The ability to pick out small targets at a long distance also lets AESA-equipped aircraft find and attack cruise missiles, stealth aircraft and small UAVs."
4. An Israeli company also makes the
EL/M-2052 AESA fire control Radar, which is designed for the international fighter upgrade market (see
IAI website).
Industry officials acknowledged that U.S. government restrictions prevent Elta or its parent company, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., from integrating the new radar in U.S. F-16 and F-15 fighters flown by the Israel Air Force. In fact, Elta had received a $95 million contract to supply
EL/M-2032 radars to an undisclosed nation. Certain sources also indicate that the EL/M-2052 is an interim candidate for the HAL Tejas till LRDE's indigenous multi-mode radar goes to production.
5. The above links provided should be enough to get you started on your research. I hope to hear your analysis and comments. Remember to keep in mind the role difference between the F-15E strike eagles (and their variants) and the F-15Cs, in your analysis.
