BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to enhance the Electronic Warfare capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Company has received a Block 4 Modernisation contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation ...
BAE Systems has announced a critical program milestone with the successful insertion of new technology into its electronic warfare systems for the global fleet of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Upgrades to the AN/ASQ-239 system position it to meet future capability requirements and improve warfighters’ ability to conduct critical missions in contested ...
If you have even a passing interest in aviation, you are likely to have heard of the F-35 Lightning II – Lockheed Martin’s hotly anticipated advanced fighter jet. Heralded as the next generation multi-variant, multi-role aircraft, the Lightning integrates advanced stealth capabilities with the speed, agility and performance of a 21st century fighter jet. Cutting-edge sensor technology will enable the F-35 to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and electronic attack manoeuvres – traditionally the province of a small cohort of highly ...
British engineers working on combat jets to accompany a new complement of UK aircraft carriers have reached a key production milestone. The 318th rear section of an F-35 Lightning II combat jet has rolled off a BAE Systems production line in Samlesbury, Lancashire. This means that 10% of the global requirement ...