New EA-6B digital control system to begin flight tests next April

Flight testing of a digital flight control system for the EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft is slated to begin next April, according to officials of the U.S. Navy and BAE Systems. The digital system will have a mean time between failure rate that is far better than the analog system now used in the...

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