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BAE Systems’ IFF Transponder for F-22 Gains DoD Certification

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

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BAE Systems’ IFF Transponder for F-22 Gains DoD Certification

Maj. Joshua Gunderson, F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs an aerial demonstration over the flightline at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. on Sept. 18 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

BAE Systems said on Nov. 17 that its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received certification from the Pentagon's Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System, Identification Friend or Foe, Mark XII/XIIA System (AIMS) Program Office. "The IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminal for the U.S. Air Force," per BAE Systems. The…

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