BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin sign contract for F‑35 electronic warfare systems
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BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have signed a contract to produce and deliver AN/ASQ‑239 electronic warfare systems for the 20th‑22nd production batches of the F‑35 Lightning II, and to upgrade previously produced aircraft. The AN/ASQ‑239 provides passive and long‑range detection, rapid software updates, advanced algorithms, real‑time bandwidth and high‑speed signal processing. Production will be carried out at BAE’s facilities in Austin, Texas and in Manchester, Merrimack and Nashua, New Hampshire, and BAE has delivered more than 1,500 of the systems to the program since its inception.