BAE SYSTEMS ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoy Completes Development Testing
BAE Systems and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed developmental testing of the AN/ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) on the Navy�s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.
The Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) Block 3 program, which includes the AN/ALE-55 FOTD, will now begin formal development and operational testing. A contract award for the Low Rate Initial Production of the ALE-55 is planned for early 2006.
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