Technology refresh increases processing power to enhance aircraft performance, capabilities, and readiness ENDICOTT, N.Y. , Aug.
20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has been selected by Boeing to upgrade the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control computers (FCC) for the F-15EX Eagle II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The FCCs feature common core electronics that support the quad-redundant FBW flight control systems (FCS), providing the safety, reliability, robustness, and performance needed for the missions of these advanced platforms. As the original manufacturer of the FCCs for both aircraft, BAE Systems will modernize the FCC electronics hardware and software to increase processing power, enhance cyber and product security, address obsolescence issues, and support sustainment well into the future.
The upgraded FCC will leverage the company's high-integrity flight control product roadmap, built upon technology investments, and used across multiple recent military airborne platform flight control upgrades. The F/A-18E/F FCC will also receive an additional processor to enable future capabilities for the fleet. "BAE Systems is a leader in high-integrity controls and this upgrade reflects our commitment to providing our customers with next-generation solutions," said Corin Beck , senior director of Military Aircraft Systems for Controls and Avionics Solutions at BAE Systems.
"Our advanced flight-critical solution ensures that these platforms will maintain fleet.
