Harris wins Growler avionics contract
Harris has been awarded a full-rate production (FRP) contract to provide key avionics components for Australian and US Navy EA-18G Growler electronic attack and F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, the company announced on 28 July.
The avionics components are critical to the Distributed Targeting System in the aircraft, which will improve its networking capabilities, and targeting precision, and shorten target sensing to shoot times.
Ed Zoiss, president, electronic systems, Harris, said: 'The F/A-18 brings critical navy fighter and electronic warfare capabilities for the US and key allies such as Australia. Upgrading the mission- and image-processing prowess of the platform will help ensure that it continues to be the primary fighter aircraft for the US Navy.'
The EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, which is derived from the Super Hornet fighter jet, is an advanced airborne electronic attack platform.
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