U.S. Navy Orders Leonardo’s BriteCloud For F-35s

U.S. Navy F-35

A Navy F-35C lands in May 2025 at Iwo To (Iwo Jima), Japan.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy’s Air Systems Command on Dec. 23 announced it was awarding Leonardo UK a $54.3 million contract for ALQ-260 BriteCloud decoys to protect the Pentagon’s F-35 fleet. The award, which was previewed in a July 2024 solicitation, covers an undisclosed amount of the decoys in a base-year...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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