А тем временем, как теперь выясняется, американский конкурент МиГа испытывает серьезные технические проблемы с АФАР:

‘Dazzling’ Boeing F/A-18E/F radar marred by software faults

APG-79 praised, when it works, but shutdowns and restarts continue to frustrate

A Raytheon active-array radar upgrade for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Block II Super Hornet has at times “dazzled” US Navy crews during tests, but continuing software stability problems are hampering performance and jeopardising the development schedule, says a new US military test report.

Raytheon acknowledges “there have been instances where coding errors or system anomalies have caused the radar to cease operation or hang up and require a restart to recover operation. This is a similar condition in which our desktop or laptop computers occasionally hang-up and require a restart. In some cases the restart may have been caused by a software coding error or anomalies with the Fiber Channel [databus].

“The effort to achieve stable radar operation and eliminate restarts is part of normal radar development and integration,” Raytheon adds. “All earlier generation radar systems pass through similar processes including the effort to achieve system stability. We are on track for operational evaluation entry later this year.”

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