In t????’s c?m?l?x ??ttl?s??c?, F-16 ?i?c??ws ??l? ?n s??ml?ss s?st?m c????in?ti?n t? ?ntici??t? ?n? c??nt?? th???ts with s???? ?n? ???cisi?n. L3H???is’ ??v?nc?? Vi??? Shi?l? ?l?ct??nic w?????? (EW) s?it? is ???vin? it’s m??? th?n ?? t? th?t ch?ll?n??.Vi??? Shi?l? EW S?it? S???s Th????h Int????ti?n T?st with F-16 A?v?nc?? R???? D??in? th? D??? 2 int????ti?n ?v?nt ?t L?ckh??? M??tin’s S?st?ms Int????ti?n L??, Vi??? Shi?l? ??m?nst??t?? ??ll ???i? ??????nc? c?m??ti?ilit? with th? F-16’s ?n-????? APG-83 Activ? El?ct??nic?ll? Sc?nn?? A???? (AESA) ?????. Th? t?stin? incl???? c?ntin???sl? ?x??sin? Vi??? Shi?l? with APG-83 ?n???? ??? m??? th?n 12 h???s t? t?st wh?th?? th? ????? ??ls?s w??l? int?????? with EW ??ncti?n?lit?. Th? t?st ???v?? Vi??? Shi?l?’s ??ilit? t? ?ilt?? ??t si?n?l ???c?ssin? st???ms ???m th? APG-83 ????? ??ls?s with??t ?n? ??????m?nc? c?m???mis?.

Vi??? Shi?l? EW s?st?m ??ss?s F-16 Bl?ck 70/72 ????? int????ti?n t?st “Sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss is ?ss?nti?l t? missi?n s?cc?ss, ?s??ci?ll? in hi?hl? ??n?mic ?n? ?n????ict??l? sit??ti?ns. Wh?n th?s? tw? s?st?ms w??k in c?nc??t, th??’?? ??l? t? ????ctiv?l? ??t?ct ?n? ???t?ct ???inst th???ts lik? n?v?? ??????. Th?s? t?sts c?ntin?? t? hi?hli?ht Vi??? Shi?l?’s ??v?nc?? c????iliti?s ?n? ??ilit? t? int????t? sm??thl? with th? F-16’s ?n-????? s?st?ms. Th?t ?ll ???s ?? t? m??? ????ctiv? missi?ns ??? ??c???s t? c?m?,” s?i? P?t?ick C??i?ht?n, Vic? P??si??nt ?n? G?n???l M?n????, ?? L3H???is El?ct??nic D???nsiv? S?l?ti?ns.

In sh??t, Vi??? Shi?l? ??ss?? th? t?st ?n? ??m?nst??t?? s??ml?ss int????????ilit?, which m??ns th? c?st?m?? will ?nt?? th? ??ttl?s??c? ???t?ct?? ?? m?st ??v?nc?? EW ?n? ????? c????iliti?s ?v?il??l?.

L3H???is T? P??vi?? Vi??? Shi?l? El?ct??nic W?????? S?st?m F?? L?ckh??? M??tin F-16 Fi?ht?? Th? D??? 2 ?v?nt m??k?? th? s?c?n? int????????ilit? t?st ??? th? tw? s?st?ms; th? ?i?st t??k ?l?c? in mi?-2022, with simil??l? s?cc?ss??l ??s?lts. Vi??? Shi?l?’s s?cc?ss is ?l????? s?????in? w??l?wi??, with m?lti?l? int??n?ti?n?l ???tn??s ?l????? c?mmitt?? t? th? s?st?m with m?n? m??? ?i? s??vic?s ????n? th? ?l??? ?n????? in ?isc?ssi?ns ?n Vi??? Shi?l? ?s w?ll. Int????c?? in 2021, Vi??? Shi?l? EW is c?st?m-??si?n?? t? ???vi?? ???t?cti?n ?n? ????nsiv? EW c????iliti?s ?n th? ????th-??n???ti?n L?ckh??? M??tin F-16 Bl?ck 70/72 m?lti??l? ?i?c???t. S??tw???-???in?? t?chn?l??? c?m??n?nts c???t? ? vi?t??l ?l?ct??nic shi?l? ????n? th? ?i?c???t, ??v??lin? ?i?it?l ????? th???ts ?n? ???vi?in? ????st c??nt??m??s??? c????iliti?s in ? ??ll? int????t??, int??n?ll? m??nt?? s?st?m. Vi??? Shi?l? EW s?st?m ??ss?s F-16 Bl?ck 70/72 ????? int????ti?n t?st With l?w?? li??c?cl? c?sts, ??si?? ???????s, inc???s?? ??li??ilit? ?n? ????c?? w?i?ht, Vi??? Shi?l? s?ts ? n?w in??st?? st?n???? ?s th? hi?h?st-??????min?, l?w?st-?isk ?n? m?st c?st-????ctiv? EW s?st?m ??? ??v?nc?? F-16s. Th? Vi??? Shi?l? c????ilit? is ?ls? ?v?il??l? t? ?? c?n?i????? in ? ??? s?l?ti?n ??? ??ll-?n/??ll-??? c????iliti?s. All Vi??? Shi?l? c?n?i????ti?ns, int??n?l ?n? ???, ?s? i??ntic?l Lin? R??l?c???l? Units (LRUs) ?n? th??????? ???vi?? th? s?m? l?v?l ?? ??v?nc?? ??????m?nc? ?n ?ll ?l?t???ms. Th? c?mm?n LRUs ?ls? h?l? t? ?ns??? ?l??t l??istics ?n? ?????ti?n?l ?v?il??ilit?. Th? c?mm?n h???w??? s?l?ti?n s?t ????c?s ??????m li??-c?cl? c?sts ?n? im???v?s ?????ti?n?l ?v?il??ilit? sinc? ?ll LRUs c?n ?? int??ch?n??? ?c??ss ?ll ?l?t???ms, incl??in? ??? ?l?t???ms.