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U.S. Navy, Australia order distributed targeting systems

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160803-N-QN175-006 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 3, 2016) -Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Devin McKenna, left, of Bellemore, N.Y., and Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 3rd Class William Mittag replace the canopy pressure seal of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dartez C. Williams/Released)

Boeing has been awarded a $10.2 million delivery order for distributed targeting systems (DTS) for the U.S. Navy and Australia.

The DTS compares imagery from an aircraft’s sensors to a database in the DTS to determine if the sensors have detected a threat. DTS provides targeting coordinates to other aircraft rather than each aircraft targeting individually.

The orders covers Distributed Targeting System (DTS) A-kits and Operational Test Program (OPT) sets for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. It includes 218 DTS A Kits, 31 OPT sets and 20 fiber optic interface test sets. Most of the equipment is for the U.S. Navy, with the remainder for Australia under a foreign military sales contract.

The contract is scheduled to be completed by August 2020.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.