BAE Wins F-22 Digital Warfare System Sustainment Contract

Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Techniques a five-year sustainment contract for the AN/ALR-94 superior digital digital warfare (EW) system for the US Air Pressure F-22.

Being the unique producer, BAE has been offering life cycle administration of the EW suite for the 183 F-22s because the program’s inception. 

The contract ensures system readiness and relevancy by “repairs and upgrades, provider logistics, take a look at gear upkeep, and spares and engineering help,” BAE said.

The corporate’s current funding in a brand new state-of-the-art F-22 restore facility in New Hampshire will improve its capability to supply agile, cost-effective sustainment help.

Lockheed is offering complete sustainment for the plane underneath a $7-billion contract awarded in 2017.

AN/ALR-94

The AN/ALR-94 is a self-protection EW suite designed to defeat floor and airborne threats.

It employs a mixture of offensive and defensive applied sciences akin to built-in radar warning, missile launch detector, concentrating on help, and different countermeasures.

“AN/ALR-94 digital digital warfare system geolocates potential threats by detecting adversary radars at important ranges, permitting the F-22 Raptor to restrict its personal radar emissions, enabling it to higher conceal its location when working in hostile territory,” BAE defined.

“Information collected by the AN/ALR-94 system helps determine, monitor, analyze, and quickly reply to threats by offering the pilot with most situational consciousness. 

Superior avionics and sensors present an entire view of the battlespace, enabling pilots to take applicable motion and guarantee mission success.”