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BAE Systems Delivers F-22 Digital Electronic Warfare System
Nashua NH (SPX) Jun 14, 2006 BAE Systems has delivered the first production digital electronic warfare system to Lockheed Martin for use in the U.S. Air Force's Raptor no. 4084. The airframe is well into production and slated for delivery to the Air Force in November 2006. "Raptor pilots will be flying the world's premier fifth-generation fighter equipped with the best digital electronic warfare system available in any fighter in the world," said Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin vice president for F-22 product development. "BAE Systems' digital EW program is a model product improvement program that provides state-of-the art technology to the F-22." The digital EW system exploits breakthroughs in commercial analog-to-digital technology and field-programmable gate arrays. It replaces older analog receiver technology with reconfigurable digital receivers, providing cost, power, and weight savings for the F-22. "This is the first production deployment of a wideband EW digital receiver on a tactical platform. The system has passed all performance and qualification testing to begin operational aircraft installation," said Bill Hill, BAE Systems' Digital EW program manager at Nashua, N.H. "The digital receiver provides in excess of 500 megahertz of instantaneous measurement bandwidth and the same hardware can be reconfigured to perform wideband channelizer, tuned superheterodyne receiver, or compressive receiver functions." The product improvement program began as a BAE Systems company-funded research and development effort to build a wideband, channelized digital receiver. The program will result in a 20 percent per-unit cost savings, yielding production cost reductions in excess of $80 million for F-22 production lots 5-9. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links BAE Systems Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com
Lockheed Martin Begins Final Phase Of Integrated Wireless Network Competition
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2006The Lockheed Martin-led team has been selected by the Department of Justice to compete in the final phase of the multi-billion dollar Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) competition. During this final competitive phase, the team will prepare a design and implementation plan for an initial IWN service area covering a specific geographic region of the nation. |
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