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Posted: 12/17/2016 3:12:40 AM EDT
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-air-force-selects-raytheon-f-16-mission-computer-300379401.html

U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon F-16 mission computer
Provides F-16 next-generation high-speed computing and data networks

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Raytheon Company
Dec 16, 2016, 08:00 ET
     
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to develop and produce its new F-16 Modular Mission Computer Upgrade. The new mission computer offers more than two times the current processing power and 40 times the current memory, equipping USAF pilots with near-fifth-generation aircraft computing power.

"The new mission computer is a game changer for the F-16," said Josh Cobbs, program manager, Electronic Warfare Systems for Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. "The brain of the F-16, this mission computer can process more information faster, allowing the pilot to put weapons on targets with greater reliability."

Raytheon's MMCU provides the USAF with the best value and confidence to meet requirements. For more than 25 years, Raytheon has been the leading provider of mission-processing technologies for domestic and international F-16 aircraft.

Based on commercial technology, Raytheon's MMCU combines multi-core processing and cyber security with next generation high-speed computing and high-speed data networks. It serves as the foundation for potential new advanced sensors and capabilities for the USAF F-16, including next generation weapon systems.

"The F-16 remains the backbone of the global allied fighting force, and the mission computer will deliver capabilities to combat emerging threats alongside fifth-generation fighters well into the future," said Travis Slocumb, vice president of Electronic Warfare Systems for Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the world's premier fixed-wing, single-engine, fourth-generation multi-mission fighter, and the MMCU is fundamental to increasing its combat capabilities.

About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.

This document does not contain technology or Technical Data controlled under either the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. E16-PHG4.

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Link Posted: 12/17/2016 3:25:33 AM EDT
[#1]
I looked it up the other day, and I was really, really surprised by the number of F-16s that we have. 

The number of F-16s that we have truly dwarfs any two other aircraft in the US arsenal. 
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