Lockheed Martin to supply transceivers to navy

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, August 8, 2003

The Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems-Tactical Systems business of Lockheed Martin has received a $9.2 million contract from Harris to deliver fiber optic transceivers for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. The transceivers are a critical component of the JSF missile system, linking the system's electronic processing and fiber optic network.

The F-35 JSF mission system relies upon fiber optics to share data between the various subsystems in near real time. Harris is under contract to Northrop Grumman to provide common components for the JSF's conventional and short take-off vertical landing variants. The Tactical Systems group will deliver large-and small-form factor transceivers to Harris by the end of this summer.