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DB15 connectors on the AESA modules?
The 5.25" floppy drives was a mainstream thing when this kind of connector has been considered as "modern".
Last thing that used DB15 was the gameport connector on the Sound Blaster audio cards, in the 2001 machines.
That is a very low datarate thingy.
Maybe there is an 5.25" floppy drive on the control computer as well, fit to this kind of equipment.
It was described as the power supply for the radar. The connectors are probably for the BMS.
D-sub power connector looks like this :
That is a paralell low data rate connector.
Obsolete since 2000.
But ,it is cheap . So more profit for the Raytheon .
They don't need to conform to any standard when designing this, it's not like someone is going to plug an old game controller into it. BMS systems (if that is what it is) don't transfer power, they just monitor cell voltages.
If it is being used for data transfer it would be an odd choice. Maybe the designer is a boomer or they had a warehouse full of connectors somewhere going for free. They are sh!t connectors when a pin bends.
That is my point, they saved few cents and included obsolote technology into the radar.
What old stuff they installed into the radar not visible for anyone ?
These connectors not used anymore because they are sensitive for bending and sort to the D grounding.Easy to damage, hard to repair.
Of course, we talk about the country that proudly used 8" FDDs well into the 10s : D