Thanks.
Though your video does seem to counteract this claim
Referring to the tanker at 190 miles range he claims “APG-71 isn’t going to find it at that range”, and that “[the radar operator] couldn’t get a lock until like 100 miles”.
Meanwhile CAPTOR-M can track an airliner (remember that the US’s main tanker aircraft are converted airliners) at over 200 nautical miles range. Not bad for a radar that is less than 1/3 the weight of the AWG-9 / APG-71.
I would like to make it clear, I think Europe needs to step it up and I’m not impressed with their equipment whatsoever.
Accidentally deleted my older response.
TLDR: Yes, the Captor-M has more range on tanker sized aircraft, but the F-14D can use DL to double it’s range to more than double the EFT’s range. And the guy was talking about another aircraft, not the RIO when he said he couldn’t get a lock at 100 miles. He said the IRST slewed it to the APG-71 at 190 miles. EFT and Captor-M aren’t bad IMO.
the EF has also DL that is a non argument
Not the same. EFT uses DL from other sources paint a picture on it’s display.
The F-14D links up only with another F-14D to natively increase it’s range to 740km. It’s not being sent information, it’s making the information. Huge difference.
is that other F-14 perchance 300km infront of the othere one?
Nope.
so where is it?
for all i know the other f-14 might as well be right next to the target
Are you trying to lead me on with hypotheticals because you don’t understand or?? I can explain again if you need me too.
So… how does that work? If we have two F-14s trying to detect a target that neither radar can actually detect, how does the DL display that target? With what information?
That’s how the mig-31 was used. It doesnt add more range tò the radar , It makes the coverage wider.
not really you cant magically double you radar range through DL like he claims
Read again.
you could have just wrote that in the reply you sent me tho
and he is claiming that the F-14D is able to increase its radar range through DL
Hes confusing width with lenght.
well i dont think that since he specifies a range in a later comment
so from what i can get the F-14 can just breaks the laws of Physics by using DL
Yeah, no It doesnt increase the range.
I think he is just confused on how data link works
The AN/APG-71 radar on the F-14D was digitally redesigned from the older AWG-9, giving it greater range and signal processing. While the radar itself could detect targets out to 460 miles, the mechanical antenna limited usable tracking to about 230 miles. However, thanks to the F-14D’s advanced datalink and the APG-71’s digital architecture, two aircraft could network their radar feeds—allowing one jet to transmit long-range radar data to another. This enabled the system to bypass individual antenna limits and operate closer to its true range potential. Unlike standard datalink, this setup leveraged the APG-71’s digital signal processing to interpret and act on external radar returns in real time. Unlike a fighter receiving targeting data from an AWACS, which provides general situational awareness or track data, the F-14D’s system allowed direct sharing of raw data between aircraft. his was more integrated than standard datalink, which typically doesn’t support full radar functionality or control. This is a F-14D only ability.
I know who didn’t pass Physics in highschool…
Nobody is confused. Apparently, you guys can’t comprehend what I’m telling you. It’s not even that foreign of a concept.
