Das test for JSF EO.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team launched the first phase of the F-35 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO Das) early risk-reduction flight-test programme with recently conducted flights near Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center in Maryland. The next-generation EO Das, developed by a Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems-led team, provides the JSF with missile warning, navigation forward-looking infrared--(day/night images of which appear in the pilot's helmet)--and infrared search and track capabilities. Das sensors also will be flown in a centreline pod on an F-16 to record data in a dynamic fighter environment. On production F-35s, the Das sensor array will be flush-mounted at a variety of points along the fuselage. <<High-resolution images from the multiple Das sensors will provide a 360-degree spherical view around and through the aircraft, dramatically increasing the pilot's situational awareness for both combat and STOVL operations,>> mentioned the company.