Northrop Grumman to complete F-16V EW suite
Prototype will provide full-spectrum radar warning, threat identification and advanced countermeasure capabilities.
The USAF has selected Northrop Grumman as sole contractor to complete the EW suite for the F-16V fighter fleet.
A system prototype will provide full-spectrum radar warning, threat identification and advanced countermeasure capabilities.
The system also has ‘proven pulse-to-pulse operability’ with the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar for the F-16V, the company announced.
The EW suite shares a common technology baseline with the AC/MC-130J RF countermeasures and AN/APR-39 radar warning receiver programmes. It leverages an open system, ultra-wideband architecture for greater instantaneous bandwidth needed to defeat modern threats.
The EW suite configuration is scalable to meet US and international operational needs in either an internal or podded configuration, according to Northrop Grumman.
Shephard Defence Insight notes that confirmed orders for the F-16V have been placed by the air forces of Bahrain, Bulgaria, Morocco, Slovakia and Taiwan.
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