Leonardo-Finmeccanica will provide its latest Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) technology for the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). The deal, signed with a Japanese prime contractor, will see Leonardo supplying its SIT-422/5J interrogator to the JGSDF.
Japan’s radars will be used to monitor the skies for aircraft and will use Leonardo’s SIT-422/5J to send out the ‘interrogation’ signal to see if the targets are affiliated forces or possible foes.
The company will partner with a prime contractor in Japan to deliver the technology and will provide the necessary support to enable in-country service-level maintenance of the equipment.