• L3Harris completed production of the first 35 Viper Shield electronic warfare systems for the global F-16 fleet.
• Viper Shield detects, identifies, counters electronic threats via an internal system or external pod; the first pod was also assembled.
• Program moved toward scale-up, with full-rate production planned for 233 systems already on order from eight allied nations.
• Development, lab testing, flight testing, current production funded by a $1 billion shared investment by F-16 operator countries.
• System uses an all-digital, software-defined architecture with commercial-off-the-shelf components, targeting easier upgrades, reduced weight, smaller form factor.

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