RAAF selects Raytheon receiver

A Raytheon radar-warning receiver has been selected by the Royal Australian Air Force for its F/A-18 tactical aircraft fleet as an integral part of the Hornet Upgrade Program.

The RAAF intends to procure 66 ALR-67(V)3 systems as part of a continuing production contract Raytheon has with the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland. To kick off the program, Raytheon recently received a $6.3m antenna contract from the navy in support of the RAAF program. The contract includes delivery of 20 antenna sets for the RAAF and forward antenna development effort for the RAAF and the Finland Air Force.

‘This program will not only provide the RAAF F/A-18 fleet the most advanced, effective radar warning receiver available, it will also bring new technology and in-country work content to Australia,’ said Kathy Weiler, Raytheon's ALR-67(V)3 program director.

The ALR-67(V)3, which is the radar-warning receiver on Navy F/A-18E/F carrier-based tactical aircraft, completed its initial deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The receiver provides digital technology to detect and identify threat radar emitters, enhancing the safety of aircraft equipped with the system.