52nd FW first in AF to upgrade F-16s with AESA radar systems

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Dussault, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 avionics journeyman, works to install a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system onto a 480th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 23, 2022. AESA is the successor of traditional passive radar systems (PESA), with the upgraded system carrying more transmitters, which allow for more-precise, longer-ranged and more jamming-resistant scanning of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman
VIRIN: 220523-F-LH638-2039.JPG
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NIKON Z 7

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14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8

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28/10

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1/60

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100

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