BAE Systems to Modernize Head-up Displays for United Arab Emirates F-16 Fleet
February 08 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to modernize
head-up displays (HUD) on F-16 aircraft for the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, replacing the fleet’s analog system
with advanced digital technology. The HUD, which sits directly in a
pilot’s line of sight, is a see-through display that presents
real-time, flight-critical information without obstructing his or
her view of the outside world.
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BAE Systems will modernize head-up
displays on F-16 aircraft for the United Arab Emirates, using the
company’s Digital Light Engine technology. (Photo: BAE Systems)
BAE Systems will use its cutting-edge Digital Light Engine (DLE)
technology to implement a HUD upgrade that integrates seamlessly
into the F-16’s existing HUD space, requiring no changes to the
aircraft, cabling, or computing. The advancement will remove the
outdated cathode ray tube image source and replace it with a
digital projector.
“To the naked eye, the pilot sees no difference in performance
when our DLE HUD is installed. It retains the existing optics,
video camera, and control panel,” said Andy Humphries, director of
Advanced Displays at BAE Systems. “The real difference is the
significant cost savings our customer will experience over the
product’s life cycle as a result of reduced maintenance and spares
requirements.”
The fully digital system has the potential to reduce life-cycle
costs by 20 percent and offers at least four times the reliability
of legacy analog systems. The DLE HUD features high-resolution
symbology that is viewable under any flight condition, and it is
designed to accommodate future advancements in symbology and
video.
This contract underpins BAE Systems’ world-class position as a
premier provider of high-integrity aircraft displays. In 2017, the
DLE technology was selected to modernize the F-22 HUD for the U.S.
Air Force. The company provided the original analog HUDs for both
the F-16 and F-22 aircraft.
BAE Systems has been a leader in HUD development and production
for more than 60 years, a position gained through continuous
investment in technology and innovation. The company has produced
more than 15,000 head-up displays that have been in service on more
than 50 different aircraft types in more than 50 countries around
the world. BAE Systems’ displays perform on some of the most
advanced and demanding military aircraft around the world.
For more information about DLE HUD, visit:
www.baesystems.com/dlehud
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