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Lockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35

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Lockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35
The Collins Aerospace Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) for the F-35 allows the pilot to receive high-resolution imagery from the Raytheon Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System. Photo: Collins Aerospace

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is to integrate the Raytheon [RTN] Next-Generation Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) into all F-35 variants over the next two years under a nearly $99 million contract announced by the Pentagon on Dec. 30. The system is to provide "360-degree situational and environmental awareness day or night," according to Raytheon, for navigation, missile and aircraft detection and tracking. The pilot's helmet is to receive high-resolution, real time imagery from six external infrared cameras. Northrop Grumman [NOC] developed…

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