An F-16 Block 52 upgrade programme will give the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) greater firepower and flexibility.
Announced in December 2015, the midlife upgrade was awarded to Lockheed Martin and radar partner Northrop Grumman. Singapore’s F-16 fleet will be installed with a Link 16 tactical data link, Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) and the ability to launch JDAMs and AIM-9X missiles.
Currently, RSAF F-16s use the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Smart Data Link that was picked over Link 16 in 1999.
Speaking to Shephard during Exercise Forging Sabre in Arizona, Snr Lt Col Liew
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The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
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Defence-secure mixed reality headsets can save hours, or even weeks, of travel time to fix defunct equipment or get subject experts effectively “on-site” where they are needed.
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
Adarga’s Vantage information analysis tool is in service with the UK MoD and individual UK forces. It builds on the company’s Knowledge Platform which processes, organises and analyses open source material, as well as information held by the user’s military, security and intelligence services.
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