This project never achieved fruition. Both variants were to be powered by the 27,600 lb.s.t.
Tomcats can leave the catapult without afterburning, saving valuable fuel.
The digital processors analyze information from the radar, prioritize targets, and select the weapons firing sequence. It has both low and high-pulse repetition frequencies. The low PRF mode is used for single-target tracking and for ground mapping, whereas the high PRF is used for long range search. Previous Tomcat versions carried one or the other of these systems, but not both. This system works with the radar to identify the targets detected.