Traditionally, DOD'S combat aircraft have used on-board electronic warfare devices called jammers for self-protection against radar-controlled weapons, including missiles and anti-aircraft artillery. These jammers emit electronic signals from the aircraft to try to impede or deny the threat radar's ability to locate the aircraft. DOD has modified existing systems, such as the Air Force's ALQ-131 used on the F-16 and the ALQ-135 on the F-15, and has developed a newer system, the Navy's Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ), which is being used on some F-14D and F/A-18C/D aircraft. As we have previously reported (AD-A248 385), however, testing after deployment has shown that the modified jammer systems have had problems, while operational testing of ASPJ and other jammers showed they were unable to meet effectiveness criteria against certain classified threats.
Electronic Warfare: Towed Decoys Could Improve Survivability of Current Navy Aircraft
1997
17 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
IEEE | 1993
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