Northrop F-16 Self-Defense Upgrade Passes Test Milestone

US Air Force Caption: An operational test F-16 Block 50 taxis during an operational assessment of the ALQ-257 electronic warfare suite.

 An operational test F-16 Block 50 taxis during an operational assessment of the ALQ-257 electronic warfare suite.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
An electronic self-defense suite for the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s has passed a critical phase of flight trials, clearing the Northrop Grumman subsystem to enter production pending the approval of funding. The ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare System (IVEWS) entered...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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