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L3Harris Looks for Viper Shield Flight Testing and Production Contract Award Next Year

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

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L3Harris Looks for Viper Shield Flight Testing and Production Contract Award Next Year

An F-16, assigned to the 425th Fighter Squadron, prepares to land May 19, 2020, at Luke AFB, which trains alongside six foreign nations (U.S. Air Force Photo)

L3Harris [LHX], Lockheed Martin [LMT], and the U.S. Air Force are collaborating to flight test the L3Harris AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) suite on new F-16 fighter aircraft late next year or early 2023. "We are partnering with Lockheed and the Air Force to specifically develop this EW system for the Block 70 and 72 [F-16] aircraft," said Ted Damaskinos, the L3Harris vice president and general manager for electronic defensive solutions. "The development milestones are all being planned out…

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