The 53rd Electronic Warfare Group (Eglin AFB, FL) has stood up the 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron, which will focus on reprogramming the threat libraries for the F-35's planned AN/ ASQ-239 electronic warfare system.rnThe 513th is a joint squadron supporting all three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for US forces and international customers. Under the command of Lt Col Tim Welde, the squadron is expected to grow from about 30 engineers and technicians today to about 130 personnel when at full strength. About half of the joint squadron will be Air Force personnel, with the Navy and Marine Corps providing the other 50 percent. The 513th will operate a new $300 million reprogramming laboratory, which is currently under construction at Eglin and should be operational by the middle of 2011.
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