The U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-31 has
begun flight testing a Distributed Targeting System for the
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter at the Naval Air Warfare
Center Weapons Division Advanced Weapons Lab in China Lake. The
current test phase is scheduled to conclude in November 2011.
U.S. Navy File Photo
The Boeing-designed Distributed Targeting System uses onboard
hardware and software processing to produce precise targeting
solutions for Super Hornet aircrews. This enhanced targeting
capability is part of the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Network Centric
Warfare Upgrades program as well as the F/A-18E/F Flight Plan,
which ensures that the Super Hornet remains ahead of known and
emerging threats throughout the coming decades.
“Distributed Targeting will continue to expand the Super
Hornet’s already advanced multirole capability for the
warfighter,” said Kory Mathews, F/A-18 and EA-18 Programs
vice president for Boeing. “Distributed Targeting is a
powerful tool that will provide Super Hornet aircrews with highly
precise targeting capability when identifying and engaging ground
target sets. This is another phase of our evolutionary approach to
continuous capability enhancement for the Navy’s
combat-proven Super Hornet.”
Successful completion of the flight tests will enable the
targeting system to transition to operational testing in late 2011.
The capability is expected to become operational in F/A-18E/F
aircraft in 2012.
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