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Harris Will Supply F-35’s New Core Processor

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

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Harris Will Supply F-35’s New Core Processor

The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will run on a Harris [HRS]-built integrated core processor (ICP) beginning in 2023, the two companies said on Thursday.The new ICP serves as the "brains" of the advanced fighter and promises 25 times the processing power at one-fourth the cost, according to Harris. Built with an open-systems architecture, the new processor should make future software upgrades to the jet easier and less expensive, according to Lockheed Martin. “The new F-35 ICP will pave the way for…

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