APY-920 (U.S. designation)
Country of Origin: Britain
description
A derivative of the British AEW system, the APY-920 is the U.S. designation for an adaptation of the airborne early warning (AEW) system intended to fly aboard the ill-fated Nimrod AEW aircraft.
The electronic systems are similar, but the APY-920 is carried on a modified C-130 Hercules with fore and aft (nose and tail) radomes. An RAF Hercules was modified to act as a flying testbed.
status
GEC Avionics is in a marketing partnership with Lockheed (USA) to sell the modified C-130 ...
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