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USAF Considers Engineering Support Contract for F-35 Radar and Distributed Aperture System

USAF Considers Engineering Support Contract for F-35 Radar and Distributed Aperture System
U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Andrle, former 388th Fighter Wing commander at Hill AFB, Utah, waves to onlookers from the cockpit of an F-35A Lightning II as he prepares to land after his 'fini flight' as an Air Force fighter pilot on June 21 (Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center's branch office at Robins AFB, Ga., is considering a possible contract to provide engineering support for Initial Operational Capability of the Operational Flight Programs of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter's AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array radar and AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS)--both by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. The Aug. 10 Request for Information's Performance Work Statement (PWS) said that the latter would establish "government organic capability"  of the APG-81 and AAQ-37 for the Air…

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