AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)

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airborne fire-control radar pulse-Doppler radar

The AN/APG-71 is an advanced pulse-Doppler fire-control radar developed for later variants of the F-14 Tomcat, providing improved long-range detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over earlier systems.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
AN/APG-71	1
AN/APG-71 radar	1
AN/APG-71 radar (later variants) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5239741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
Context triple: [Grumman F-14 Tomcat, avionics, AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)]

A. AN/APG-77 AESA radar
The AN/APG-77 is an advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system designed to give the F-22 Raptor superior long-range detection, tracking, and low-probability-of-intercept capabilities.
B. Hughes AN/APG-65 radar
The Hughes AN/APG-65 is a multimode, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system widely used in modern fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
C. J/APG-1 AESA radar
The J/APG-1 is an advanced Japanese active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire-control radar developed for modern fighter aircraft, offering high-resolution tracking, multi-target engagement, and improved resistance to jamming.
D. AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
E. AN/APG-70
The AN/APG-70 is an advanced multi-mode pulse-Doppler radar system developed for modernized variants of the F-15 fighter to provide long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
Target entity description: The AN/APG-71 is an advanced pulse-Doppler fire-control radar developed for later variants of the F-14 Tomcat, providing improved long-range detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over earlier systems.

A. AN/APG-77 AESA radar
The AN/APG-77 is an advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system designed to give the F-22 Raptor superior long-range detection, tracking, and low-probability-of-intercept capabilities.
B. Hughes AN/APG-65 radar
The Hughes AN/APG-65 is a multimode, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system widely used in modern fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
C. J/APG-1 AESA radar
The J/APG-1 is an advanced Japanese active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire-control radar developed for modern fighter aircraft, offering high-resolution tracking, multi-target engagement, and improved resistance to jamming.
D. AN/APY-2 radar
The AN/APY-2 radar is an advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) radar system designed to provide long-range surveillance, tracking, and battle management capabilities.
E. AN/APG-70
The AN/APG-70 is an advanced multi-mode pulse-Doppler radar system developed for modernized variants of the F-15 fighter to provide long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airborne fire-control radar ⓘ pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
derivedFrom	APG-70 radar technology base ⓘ
designedFor	later variants of the F-14 Tomcat ⓘ
developer	Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ Raytheon ⓘ linked to: Raytheon Company
feature	automatic target acquisition ⓘ digital signal processing ⓘ high-resolution ground mapping ⓘ improved electronic counter-countermeasures ⓘ look-down/shoot-down capability ⓘ multi-target tracking ⓘ programmable signal processor ⓘ raid assessment capability ⓘ sea-surface search modes ⓘ terrain-avoidance modes ⓘ track-while-scan capability ⓘ
frequencyBand	X-band ⓘ
fullOperationalCapabilityPeriod	1990s ⓘ
improvementOver	AN/AWG-9 radar detection range ⓘ AN/AWG-9 radar electronic counter-countermeasures ⓘ AN/AWG-9 radar maintainability ⓘ AN/AWG-9 radar reliability ⓘ
integration	compatible with F-14D digital avionics architecture ⓘ
introductionPeriod	late 1980s ⓘ
laterManufacturer	Raytheon ⓘ linked to: Raytheon Company
manufacturer	Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ
maximumDetectionRangeClass	over 100 nautical miles against large targets ⓘ
missionSupport	fleet air defense ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ strike escort ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
platformType	carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
predecessor	AN/AWG-9 radar ⓘ
primaryFunction	long-range target detection ⓘ target tracking ⓘ weapon guidance ⓘ
role	air-to-air combat ⓘ air-to-ground attack ⓘ fire-control ⓘ
status	out of production ⓘ retired from front-line service with F-14 ⓘ
supportsWeapon	AIM-54 Phoenix ⓘ AIM-7 Sparrow ⓘ linked to: AIM-7 Sparrow missiles AIM-9 Sidewinder ⓘ linked to: AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles air-to-ground precision-guided munitions ⓘ
technologyType	coherent pulse-Doppler ⓘ
usedOnAircraft	Grumman F-14D Tomcat ⓘ linked to: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
usedOnAircraftVariant	F-14D Super Tomcat ⓘ linked to: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
userInterface	integrated with F-14D cockpit displays ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grumman F-14 Tomcat → avionics → AN/APG-71 radar (later variants) ⓘ

AIM-54 Phoenix → associatedRadar → AN/APG-71 ⓘ

linked to: AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)

AWG-9 radar (early variants) → successor → AN/APG-71 radar ⓘ