L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the development of a new advanced electronic warfare system to protect the international F-16 multirole fighter aircraft against emerging radar and electronic threats.
L3Harris designed Viper Shield to provide U.S. and global coalition partners with cutting-edge countermeasures against sophisticated, ever-changing threats. The baseline version is integrated into the aircraft fuselage, saving space for additional capability such as a fuel pod that could be attached externally to increase mission range.
Seamless integration with the F-16's weapon systems, including the aircraft's radar, enables Viper Shield to have broad application to Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft configurations. More than a dozen countries in the Middle East, Asia and Europe plan to fly the F-16 Block 70/72 variant.
"The L3Harris Viper Shield EW system enables the F-16 to continue to be one of the most effective combat aircraft in the world," says Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. "Our 30-year legacy on the F-16, coupled with the advanced technologies being developed for Viper Shield, provide our warfighters and international partners with unprecedented self-protection that helps to ensure mission success."
L3Harris has delivered EW solutions for a wide variety of airborne platforms for more than 60 years, including strategic bombers, tactical fighters and rotary aircraft.
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L3Harris Technologies (was Harris Electronic Systems) | Aircraft Structural Components, Bombing-Navigation Radar, Electric Power Controllers, Electronic Warfare Systems, IFF Interrogators, Infrared Target Designators, Interceptor Fire Control Radar, Laser Targeting Systems, Surveillance/Air Defense Radar, Weapons Countermeasures |
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | Airframer |
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Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon |
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Weapons Systems |
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