Posted on 09/02/2004 4:08:46 PM PDT by red flanker
Article Published: Thursday, September 02, 2004 - 10:49:59 AM EST
BAE delivers system for F-35 jet fighter early and under budget
NASHUA BAE Systems executives are celebrating what they describe as an early delivery of a lightweight, electronic warfare suite to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., for development of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike fighter, a multirole, supersonic, stealth aircraft.
The electronic warfare suite, provided by BAE Systems' Information & Electronic Warfare Systems, will serve as the nerve center for F-35 pilots, enhancing their situational awareness and self-protection through next generation threat identification, monitoring, analysis and countermeasures.
Special guests at last week's press conference to announce BAE's Lockheed delivery included U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and both New Hampshire congressmen, Charlie Bass and Jeb Bradley.
"It's truly an honor to represent employees in this district that have delivered a product on time, under cost and underweight to such an important project," said Bass.
Added Bradley, "The company's slogan, We Protect Those Who Protect Us, is perfectly embodied by the JSF Team and their accomplishments."
During the system development and demonstration phase, BAE Systems has reduced the overall cost of the electronic warfare suite by $3 billion and reduced the weight by 60 pounds per aircraft, according to Dan Gobel, BAE Systems JSF electronic suite program director.
"This is a key systems integration milestone for the Joint Strike Fighter Program," said Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager for F-35 Program Integration, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony before 300 JSF team members at BAE Systems' Canal Street facility in Nashua.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is being developed for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, to replace the A-10, the Harrier, the F-16 and the F/A-18 Hornet.
Being a Project Engineer... I am impressed
Can it fire spitballs?
Unless Kerry is elected and cancels it.
So9
PS...Nice pic, but that's the Boeing entry, not Lockheed's.
All a Kerry administration could do was authorize spit. Ya know he doesn't have any balls.
very astute obversation, boeing hasnt made a good fighter since the P26....LOL
Ummm i think the F-15 Eagle is a pretty damn good aircraft...
I bet their was a sizable bonus for getting the job done early and under budget.
I love that name. I wonder if they have a "Deluxe warfare suite".
It has a tailhook, VTOL capability, close air-support, ground attack, surface attack, air-to-air and tanker capabilities? Why am I skeptical?
Where is the other engine? The A-7 was the only naval aircraft I ever worked on that had a single engine.
Sorry, but that photo is of the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter, though it might not be the final design.
You can see it at;
www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/photorelease/photo_release_990204n1.htm
It matters not, because the sucker will be canceled next year regardless of who is President.
What makes you think it will be canceled?
If anything the F-22 Raptor will canceled or delayed and the much less expensive Joint Strike Fighter moved to the front.
The F-15 was not a Boeing design. They just bought the company which made them. (McDonnell Douglas). http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=101
The only reason it's a Boeing is that Boeing bought McDonnell-Douglas.
Ummmmm.... as I understand it, the Indian Air Force, flying Russina fighters, beat the F-15s rahter soundly in recent war games.
The F-15 was a state of the art 1960s design, but has been out dated by other air forces. We need the JSF and F22 both. But they will be the last "airplanes" as we know them. The next air breather air superiority craft after JSF and F22 will be UCAVs. Now, trans-atmospheric flight? I think I know some "scarf and goggles" types who might just climb into one of those. Imagine coming in for a run at, oh, Mach 6.
Until the recent Defense spending was passed, you could have gone out and beaten an F-15 with a stick, and the Air Force would have told the world all about it.
Don't think for a second that any two Indians flying MiGs can handle a single American-trained pilot in any modern fighter.
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