The F-35 as a “Flying Sensor Fusion Engine”: Positioning the Fleet for “Tron” Warfare

Posted on | by Robbin Laird
04/09/2012
By Ed Timperlake The F-35 is often simply referred to as a tactical aircraft, and a replacement for 4th generation or legacy aircraft.  It is really something quite different. It represents a dramatic shift from the past.  For the first time in history, individual F-35 pilots –A, B or C…

An Update on the Distributed Aperture System

Posted on | by Murielle Laird
07/06/2010
SLD talked with Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems’ Mark Rossi about the Distributed Aperture System (DAS) on the F-35, which together with the helmet provides 360-degree situational awareness for the F-35 pilot. Mark has served as the Director of the AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) for the F-35 platform,…