Boeing F/A-18E/F demonstrates sensor fusion23 May, 2018 SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com BY: Stephen Trimble Washington DC
Two Boeing F/A-18E/Fs have demonstrated a sensor fusion capability that combines the data from multiple sensors on both aircraft in near real-time as the programme launches production of the Block III version of the 20-year-old, carrier-based fighter, says Bob Kornegay, business development manager for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Programs at Boeing.
Lockheed Martins F-35 is most often associated with a sensor fusion capability that dramatically improves the data available to any single pilot in a strike package, but the F/A-18E/F fleet has been steadily catching up to its stealthy, sister aircrafts most advanced capabilities.
The Block II version of the F/A-18E/F introduced a decade ago included a multi-sensor integration function, but it was limited to the two primary sensors Raytheons APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and the Harris ALQ-214 countermeasure system on a single aircraft only.
The Fiscal 2018 budget includes funds to procure 24 F/A-18E/F fighters, including the first six of 116 funded Block III fighters in the USNs long-range spending plan,...
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