British BAE: F-35 electronic warfare capability improvement: “AN / ASQ-239”
British BAE Systems:
Upgrade the electronic warfare system of the 5th generation fighter F-35 “Lightning II”.
Lockheed Martin:
Lockheed Martin has received a $ 439 million contract revision.
With the upgrade
With new sensors for electronic warfare systems,
With the addition of more powerful signal processing,
Situation recognition ability and electromagnetic wave attack / countermeasure ability will be strengthened.
Electronic warfare system:
The energy signal emitted from the threat of the enemy,
Enemy interception / identification, location identification,
Performs attacks, sabotage, and destruction of combat capabilities with electronic devices.
F-35 electronic warfare system
“AN / ASQ-239”
BAE is for “AN / ASQ-239”,
With enhanced core hardware,
Engineering support,
Provide testing infrastructure.
F-35 is
A fifth-generation fighter with high stealth and advanced fire control capability.
Normal takeoff and landing type F-35A,
Short-range takeoff / vertical landing type F-35B,
There are three types of carrier-based F-35C.
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BAE Systems to upgrade electronic warfare system for Block 4 F-35
The upgraded system
will improve superior situational awareness and electromagnetic attack and countermeasure capabilities with new sensors and more powerful signal processing,” the company said.As noted in the announcement,
the new EW system’s modular architectureis designed to allow for quick hardware upgrades that reduce life cycle and retrofit costs, and support faster software updates across the global F-35 fleet.
The system also includes
the Non-Intrusive Electronic Warfare Test Solution fault isolation and diagnostics capability,which enables precise troubleshooting to further reduce maintenance costs.