National MK XII IFF Upgrade

BAE Systems integrates all land, sea, and air platforms with the NATO-U.S.-compliant Mark XII identification friend or foe system.

BAE Systems offers system solutions to upgrade national Mark XII identification friend or foe (IFF) systems:

• 50 years of IFF system design leadership.
• Full range of modern, open architecture, and digital IFF equipment for all military platforms.
• Proven success in providing total IFF system upgrade packages to Denmark, South Korea, Turkey, and Norway.
• Extensive base of experience integrating more than 130 types of platforms on more than 2,500 types of equipment.

NATIONAL MK XII IFF UPGRADE FEATURES

• Mark XII systems across land, sea, and air platforms
• Fully NATO and U.S. interoperable
• National autonomous secure mode capability
• Built-in growth for future IFF requirements

BAE Systems’ complete process includes:

• Survey — develop design information package on each platform type for the integration of the Mark XII IFF equipment.
• Installation design — detail electrical and mechanical MK XII installation kit design package for the platform type.
• MK XII equipment — manufacture Mark XII IFF equipment and installation kits for all the platforms.
• Installation and test — this includes:
  –  Baseline test platform(s) for functionality
  –  Install and check out Mark XII IFF
  –  Site acceptance testing with customer
  –  Support flight test and sea trials (as required)
  –  Training — operational training of Mark XII IFF on each platform type, and equipment maintenance training
• Instrument landing system — initial operational spares and support equipment. Long-term logistics support packages available.