BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems will provide additional RF countermeasure systems for FMS customers and other non-DoD operators of the F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighter.
The company was awarded an $81.35 million contract modification by US Naval Systems Command, the DoD announced on 26 January.
The modification includes the supply of 1,512 RF countermeasures for Lot 12 production F-35s.
Work will be performed at multiple sites in the continental US for completion by March 2024.
The DoD did not disclose the type of RF countermeasures to be provided, but BAE Systems has provided the AN/ASQ-239 EW suite for the F-35 programme.
The AN/ASQ-239 extends detection ranges and provides radar protection, as well as providing the F-35 pilot with evasion, engagement, countermeasure and jamming options.
BAE Systems has been the EW supplier for the F-35 programme since 2005, having designed and developed the Block 1, Block 2, and Block 3 configurations, and delivered production units for each of the low rate initial production lots 1-11.
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