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Air Force

ITT Exelis Completes AIDEWS Testing At Edwards AFB

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

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ITT Exelis [XLS] said Monday it completed electromagnetic compatibility testing of its Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) at Edwards AFB, Calif. Six weeks of testing was performed on multiple radio frequency systems operating simultaneously in an F-16 carrying the AIDEWS pod. The team measured pod antenna patterns on the F-16, as well as system interoperability between the AIDEWS jamming pod, fire control radar and ALR-69 Radar Warning Receiver. The testing, part of the qualification process for Pakistan’s F-16…

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