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BAE Systems to Receive USAF Contract to Support Mission Data Loads for F-35

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, January 19th, 2023

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BAE Systems to Receive USAF Contract to Support Mission Data Loads for F-35

Pictured is the he Norway Italy Reprogramming Lab at Eglin AFB, Fla. (Courtesy Photo from Eglin AFB)

The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) plans to award BAE Systems' electronic systems sector in Nashua, N.H., a five-year contract before Oct. 1 to support the testing of mission data loads (MDLs) at Eglin AFB, Fla., for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The award stems from a notice last year by Eglin's 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing that sought such industry support (Defense Daily, Nov. 23, 2022). While AFTC said that the contract to BAE Systems has a relatively low…

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