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F-35 Program leverages Portable Intermittent Fault Detectors to increase readiness
Roy, Utah, Feb. 2, 2021 — Universal Synaptics announced today that the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has approved and authorized the Portable Intermittent Fault Detector™ (PIFD™) for use by all F-35 JPO Program Management Offices and at all JPO-sponsored facilities.
The PIFD is a patented advanced diagnostic instrument that can simultaneously and continuously monitor all unit under test (UUT) circuits individually at the same time, detecting intermittent faults that occur, even as short as 50 nanoseconds (0.00000005 seconds) in duration. In addition to detecting and isolating intermittent faults, the PIFD AutoMap™ Artificial Intelligence feature automatically interrogates and stores the as-configured wiring, eliminating the need for hardcoded test program set software, reducing cost, increasing efficiency and speed to the fleet. The PIFD also detects any open, short, ohmic, impedance, drift, or mis-wiring problem in UUTs.
“The most advanced weapon system requires the most advanced wiring diagnostic capability to ensure the F-35 is always mission-ready,” said Ken Anderson, president and CEO of Universal Synaptics. “The collaboration between the F-35 JPO, Lockheed Martin and Universal Synaptics continues as we work to reduce No Fault Found, improve readiness and reduce sustainment costs for the F-35.”
The F-35 Lightning II is one of the largest procurement programs in the Department of Defense, with different versions of the strike fighter being procured for the United States Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. More than 615 F-35s have been delivered to date, and the Department of Defense plans to acquire 3,000+ jets in the program of record.
F-35 Programs of Record include the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway. Foreign military operators include Israel, Japan, South Korea, Belgium, Poland and Singapore. The F-35 is operated at 26 active military base locations worldwide. Universal Synaptics-exclusive DoD partner, Lockheed Martin, is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the F-35.
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About Universal Synaptics
Universal Synaptics Corporation is the global leader in detecting and isolating elusive intermittent faults. For more than 25 years the privately-owned company has focused on solving complex diagnostic and testing problems. The company’s research into the primary root causes of intermittent / No Fault Found (NFF) problems and the massive digital testing void that exists today with conventional test equipment, led to the development of the patented Intermittent Fault Detector™ (IFD™), hardware neural network and all-lines-all-the-time wiring / circuit analyzer test solutions.
Universal Synaptics was voted the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium “Great Ideas” Competition Winner in 2010 and 2012. Recognized as the Mountain West Capital Network Utah 100 list of fastest growing companies in Utah five times, and a “Fast 50” growing company by Utah Business Magazine, Universal Synaptics also secured a spot on the Inc 5000 list of “Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States” ranking 218 out of 5000 companies. For additional information, visit www.usynaptics.com.
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