![]() With its stealth and integrated systems, nothing will come close to the F-35's multirole capabilities." "We're delighted to be able to bring the cockpit demonstrator here so they can get a sense of what it's like to fly it. "Our people have been working hard to see the F-35 through system development and demonstration," Colonel Genatempo said. Anthony Genatempo, the 640th AESS commander. For more information, see cockpit demonstrator is a traveling, working mock-up of the advanced jet's cockpit, complete with wrap-around high-resolution displays to give pilots a sense of motion.ĪSC's 640th Aeronautical Systems Squadron officials here oversee Air Force acquisition and program management support for the F-35, said Lt. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors. ![]() Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave components. For more information, see Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services. L-3 Display Systems' product line includes a wide variety of displays and processors available to meet a multitude of system architectures for airborne, shipboard and ground-based applications. L-3 Display Systems, located in Alpharetta, Ga., specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most demanding applications. "L-3 Display Systems is a leader in providing high-performance display systems for demanding environments and we look forward to providing the F-35 with our most advanced display and processing technology." "We are honored to have earned this opportunity to extend our outstanding relationship with Lockheed Martin on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program," said Bob McGill, president of L-3's newly formed Displays Group. The L-3 Display Systems display subsystem will be compatible with the F-35 Operational Flight Program software developed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. This cost-effective, low weight display is intended for a seamless production insertion into the JSF program and is designed to meet the demanding environment of the F-35 fighter aircraft. The L-3 Display Systems PCD provides pilot control and display for the major functions of the JSF aircraft, including flight displays sensor displays communication, radio and navigation systems and identification systems, and provides the pilot with total situational awareness. * Philips Mobile Electronics of Heerlen, The Netherlands. ![]() * Aydin Yazilim ve Elektronik Sanayii A.S. * Logic Sistemi Avionici of Milan, Italy L-3 Display Systems' team members include: Under the terms of the contract, L-3 Display Systems will lead an International Integrated Product Development Team that will design, qualify and manufacture the high-resolution, high-brightness, night vision-compatible 20-inch x 8-inch active matrix liquid crystal display and a highly redundant display management computer. The Lockheed Martin F-35 is a 5th generation, supersonic, multi-role stealth fighter designed to replace aging AV-8B Harriers, A-10s, F-16s, F/A-18 Hornets and United Kingdom Harrier GR.7s and Sea Harriers. The potential contract value over the life of the program is over $200 million, with delivery of the first operational aircraft to the armed services scheduled for 2009. L-3 Communications announced today that its Display Systems division has been awarded a System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, to provide the Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) subsystem for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
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