BAE Systems to Manufacture Advanced Block 4 F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems to Defeat Evolving Threats
April 03 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has received $491 million in contracts from Lockheed
Martin to produce state-of-the-art Block 4 electronic warfare (EW)
systems for future Lot 17 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, adding to
the 1,200 F-35 EW systems it has delivered to date. The powerful
Block 4 systems will accelerate the delivery of advanced EW
capabilities to warfighters by combining adaptable hardware and
incremental software updates.
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BAE Systems has received $491 million to
produce state-of-the-art Block 4 electronic warfare (EW) systems
for future F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. (Credit: BAE
Systems)
“The Block 4 EW system will offer greater situational awareness,
enhanced survivability and increased capabilities to counter modern
threats, and is upgradable to address evolving threats,” said Lisa
Aucoin, vice president of F-35 Solutions at BAE Systems. “Our
adaptable EW system will help warfighters execute missions today
and into the future, and will reduce engineering and sustainment
costs for the U.S. Department of Defense and its allies.”
The Block 4 EW systems will include significantly upgraded
hardware and software that improves sensing and signal-processing
capabilities. New, high-performance sensors will boost the system’s
ability to detect difficult-to-observe threats and more threats
simultaneously.
“Our modern facilities allow us to manufacture complex,
intricate electronics at scale to deliver an affordable EW
capability,” said Chris Rossi, director of F-35 production at BAE
Systems. “The flexibility of our active production line will allow
us to seamlessly transition to the Block 4 design without skipping
a beat.”
The AN/ASQ-239 provides F-35s with fully integrated offensive
and defense EW capabilities, including long-range threat warning,
self-protection, and targeting support. It provides 360-degree,
full-spectrum situational awareness and rapid-response
capabilities—allowing the F-35 to evade, engage, counter, and jam
threats, and reach well-defended targets.
BAE Systems is a leader in electronic warfare, and its strength
is its people—a team of knowledgeable, intelligent, and resourceful
engineers, project managers, and skilled workers committed to
protecting those who protect us. As the company advances
next-generation EW technology, it applies its engineering and
production expertise as a force multiplier, maximizing its
customers’ investments in EW. BAE Systems’ next-generation Storm
EW™ spectrum warfare suite is built on a common core architecture
that can be customized for multiple airborne platforms, and can be
upgraded in the field with software updates.
The AN/ASQ-239 system is designed and manufactured at BAE
Systems’ facilities in Manchester, New Hampshire and Nashua, New
Hampshire. Additional information is available at
www.baesystems.com/ew and
www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/f-35.
Additional Information:
As a key partner on the F-35 program, BAE Systems contributes to
the aircraft in many ways. Beyond electronic warfare, the company
designs and manufactures the F-35’s active inceptor control stick,
vehicle management computer, and other electronics. The company
also designs and builds the aft fuselage and horizontal and
vertical tails, as well as the wingfold for F-35Cs and the nozzle
bay doors for F-35Bs.
For additional information, visit:
https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/f-35.
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