More of a hybrid MAWS which forms 3d envelope around with limited capability at current,LM will upgarde those in future blocks probably with the Raytheon sensors...
From Wiki on DAS.
The
AN/AAQ-37 Electro-optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) is the first of a new generation of
sensor systems being fielded on the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. DAS consists of six high-resolution
infrared sensors mounted around the F-35's
airframe in such a way as to provide unobstructed spherical (4π
steradian) coverage and functions around the
aircraft without any pilot input or aiming required.
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The DAS provides three basic categories of functions in every direction simultaneously:
[2]
The F-35's DAS was flown in military operational exercises in 2011,
[4] has demonstrated the ability to detect and track ballistic missiles to ranges exceeding 800 miles (1,300 km),
[5] and has also demonstrated the ability to detect and track multiple small suborbital rockets simultaneously in flight.
[6] The AN/AAQ-37 DAS is designed and produced by
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. The current sensors used in the system may have insufficient night acuity for pilots used to flying with night vision goggles (NVG), and are therefore augmented by an embedded NVG camera in the helmet.
[7] A DAS test system has also been used to track
tank gun firing, but this is "not an F-35 requirement".
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