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Reports suggest F-35s are being delivered without radar amid APG-85 delays

According to reports, U.S. F-35 might have been delivered since June 2025 with a ballast in place of the new APG-85 radar which has been suffering from delays. Recent reports indicate that a number of ...
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Current F-35 Configuration Complicates Fielding Of APG-85 Radar

Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman and the future AN/APG-85 radar, also by Northrop Grumman–a difference which ...