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AvWeekin maksumuurin takana olleesta jutusta poimittua tietoa USAFin F-16 -päivityksistä:
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The proposed upgrades could include a full suite of passive and active systems, including a digital radar warning receiver, self-protection jammer and towed decoy, acquisition documents released on Jan. 3 by the Air Force Research Laboratory say.
Although once expected to be replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35, the Air Force now wants to make sure the single-engined F-16 fleet is relevant up to 2046.
In December, the Air Force briefed industry officials on a 15-year-long upgrade strategy that begins with a prototyping phase this year.
The Air Force wants to select two vendors to build prototypes of a digital radar warning receiver with increased frequency bandwidth and an enhanced capability to detect the position of radio frequency emitters.
If the prototypes are successful, the Air Force plans to begin fielding the new upgraded emissions detector starting at the end of 2021.
Two years later, the Air Force could extend the upgrade to active electronic warfare systems, including a new, internally-mounted self-protection jammer and upgraded towed decoy.
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Eli ennen kaikkea uusi tutkavaroitin ja ilmiselvästi tavoitteena pystyä paremmin paikantamaan AESA-tutkatkin.
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The proposed upgrades could include a full suite of passive and active systems, including a digital radar warning receiver, self-protection jammer and towed decoy, acquisition documents released on Jan. 3 by the Air Force Research Laboratory say.
Although once expected to be replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35, the Air Force now wants to make sure the single-engined F-16 fleet is relevant up to 2046.
In December, the Air Force briefed industry officials on a 15-year-long upgrade strategy that begins with a prototyping phase this year.
The Air Force wants to select two vendors to build prototypes of a digital radar warning receiver with increased frequency bandwidth and an enhanced capability to detect the position of radio frequency emitters.
If the prototypes are successful, the Air Force plans to begin fielding the new upgraded emissions detector starting at the end of 2021.
Two years later, the Air Force could extend the upgrade to active electronic warfare systems, including a new, internally-mounted self-protection jammer and upgraded towed decoy.
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Eli ennen kaikkea uusi tutkavaroitin ja ilmiselvästi tavoitteena pystyä paremmin paikantamaan AESA-tutkatkin.