L3Harris Selected by Boeing for T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Mission-Management Processors

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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) secured a $91.5 million contract from Boeing to supply mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk, marking a significant advancement in U.S. Air Force training technology. The processors integrate multiple data streams to enhance pilot readiness and operational efficiency, reducing lifecycle costs through an open-systems design. The T-7A Red Hawk is set to become operational by 2024, honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. This contract emphasizes L3Harris’ commitment to innovative aerospace solutions.

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• Secured a $91.5 million contract from Boeing, indicating strong demand.
• Developed mission-management processors aimed at enhancing pilot readiness and operational efficiency.
• Utilizes an open-systems design to lower maintenance and lifecycle costs.

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• Decreases maintenance and lifecycle costs with an open-systems approach
• Maximizes battlespace awareness with communication and sensor connections
• Bolsters pilot readiness by connecting multiple data feeds to cockpit displays

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) won a $91.5 million contract from Boeing to supply mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years.

L3Harris provides mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years. (Image courtesy of Boeing.)

The mission-management processors, developed specifically for the Red Hawk, collate multiple data streams, making the information a pilot has to process in-flight easier to decipher. The sensors and communication capabilities maximize battlespace awareness by connecting internal and external data networks and link video feeds to flight displays. The processors also host specific simulations for pilots undergoing training.

The T-7A Red Hawk, slated to be operational by 2024, pays tribute to the famed African American Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, known as the Red Tails.

“L3Harris mission-management processors are key to the T-7A Red Hawk’s mission of training the next generation of Air Force pilots,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. “The processors deliver technology the Air Force can rely upon to bolster pilot readiness.”

The processor technology is part of a digital, open-systems design for the aircraft that decreases maintenance and lifecycle costs while increasing operational reliability. Designed for future growth opportunities, the processors include extra payload slots to expand mission capabilities.

The mission-management processor builds on L3Harris’ record of modular open-systems innovation and mission-management processors, including those on the F-35 and F/A-18 multirole aircraft as well as the U.S. Navy’s new MQ-25 unmanned tanker.

About L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has more than $17 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. L3Harris.com.

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