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Updated IFF tool can handle new cybersecurity requirements.
Summary
A new BAE Systems Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability has been certificated for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter. According to the company, the AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) will help F-16 pilots better distinguish between allied aircraft and threats in contested airspace.
This is a brief wire summary — the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
KazaSec's take
Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists — finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.
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