It was also the first operational military aircraft to be equipped with ejection seats and the first operational German World War II-era aircraft with tricycle landing gear. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including Lichtenstein SN-2 advanced VHF-band intercept radar, also used on the Ju 88G and Bf 110G night fighters. The Heinkel He 219 Uhu (' Eagle-Owl') is a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II.