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1989
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ELECTRONIC WARFARE DIRECTORY developing software-driven RWRs for helicopter and fixed-wing applications, while IN1SEL is work ing on radar countermeasures for the Air Force. Both companies are members of the EURODASS consortium proposing an integrated EW suite for EFA. SWEDEN Bofors Electronics BOH 300 Processor-controlled chaff/IR-flare/active-decoy (?) dispenser for helicopter applications. Reported to be in development. BOL Chaff dispenser for integration into missile launch ing racks. Variant being evaluated by the USN for its LAU-7 update and proposed for Sidewinder launcher rails on RAF Tornados. BOP 300 Modular chaff/IR-flare dispenser system for "light- to medium-weight fighter aircraft". Reported to be in production. BOZ 3 Pod-mounted, high-capacity chaff dispenser. In service on Swedish Air Force J32 aircraft for EW trainers. BOZ 10 Tentative designation for a jointly developed (France, Germany, and Sweden) chaff-dispensing pod for light-attack aircraft. Reported as in pro duction during 1986/87. BOZ 100 Series Processor-controlled pod-mounted chaff/lR flare dispenser systems for subsonic and supersonic applications. In service with the Swedish Air Force (BOX 9), the RAF (BOZ 107 on Tornado GR.l), and the West German Air Force and Navy (Tornado 1DS/ECR aircraft). Ericsson Radar Electronics Erijammer A100 Podded I/J-band radar jammer aimed at air- intercept and air-defence control emitters. Opti mised for ECCM training and incorporating an integral receiver which allows the operator to change jamming modes/parameters in real time. Currently at the prototype stage, A100 is cleared for carriage by J32E, MU-2, and Learjet. Forms part of Ericsson's Responsive EW Training System (REWTS) demonstrated to the USN. Erijammer B100 Projected G/F/H and C/S-band REWTS radar jamming pod aimed at "the majority of surveillance Swedish Air Force Viggens carry a two-pod radar radars [currently] on the market". Complementary to A100, Ericsson expects to place B100 in pro duction during the early 1990s. Erijammer 200 Podded, automatic, dual-mode H/I/J-band radar jammer aimed primarily at SAM-related emitters. Reported to be in production, and equips Swedish Air Force SF/SH37 Viggens. Erijammer 300 Podded radar jammer using modular hardware and software for ease of upgrading. Based on the active jamming subsystem Ericsson is developing for the Swedish Air Force's JAS39 Gripen integrated EW suite. Currently in development. Smart Crow Plus EW Suite Proposed internal EW suite based on electronics from the A100 and B100. Designed for EW train ing, Smart Crow Plus forms part of Ericsson's REWTS programme. Ericsson has a collaborative MoU with Rodale Electronics on REWTS. SATT Communications AQ31 Pod-mounted E-J-band CW radar jammer. Inter faces with the AR 765 set-on receiver. Reported to be in production and in service. AQ 800 Pod-mounted, modular radar jammer with integral superheterodyne set-on receiver. Can be con figured to cover either the 2 to 4, 4 to 8, 8 to 12, or 12 to 18GHz frequency bands, and designed for EW training/evaluation purposes. Likely to be in service with the Swedish Air Force on J32 "aggressor" aircraft. AQ 861 Internal dual-mode I/J-band radar jammer with integral receiver subsystem and suitable for EW training aboard fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Status uncertain. AQ 900 Multiple-pod E/F and I/J-band radar jammer. Aircraft installation typically comprises one E/F and one I/J-band pod. Pods feature integral receiver subsystems. Status uncertain. AR 753 Podded set-on receiver pod for the AQ 31 radar jammer. Reported to be in service. AR 765 Lightweight RWR thought to be in service on Swedish AB.206A helicopters. AR 777 Reportedly a radar warning system covering the l-18GHz frequency band. Status uncertain. AR 830 Processor-controlled combined laser and- radar immer, possibly SAT AQ 900 warner of modular design which can interface with other onboard EW and signal recording equip ment. Reported to be in production. AR 871 Radar warner covering the 6-18GHz frequency band (with optional extension to 40GHz) suitable for helicopter applications. ADA software. Reported to be in development. UNITED KINGDOM British Aerospace Infrared jammer BAe has developed an IR jammer for helicopter applications. Uses a graphite radiating element sealed in a sapphire envelope and mechanically modulated. Believed to have been procured by UK MoD for an unspecified programme. Chemring Chem-Chaff Chemring is a large-scale producer of chaff for the RAF and export customers. Its range includes chaff for Bofors BOZ, Matra Phimat, and Tracor ALE-39/40 dispensers and special packs for hand- dispensing from helicopters and for carriage in aircraft airbrake housings. Ferranti International AWARE Software-driven family of RWRs for helicopter and fixed-wing applications. Baseline AWARE-3 offers coverage of the E-J radar bands, and uses both crystal-video and IFM receivers. AWARE variant selected for British Army Lynx/Gazelle helicopters. Laser warning receiver LWR suitable for fixed-wing, helicopter, and AFV applications. Can be interfaced with other threat warning systems. Reported to be in development. In addition, Ferranti International is the UK design authority for RAF Westinghouse ALQ-101 radar jamming pods. Marconi Defence Systems ALARM Seeker MDS produces the passive seeker for the BAe ALARM anti-radiation missile. Apollo Modular integrated EW suite suitable for internal, conformal, or podded installation on strike aircraft. Apollo features active jamming and warn ing systems with an interface for dispenser equip ment. Development of Apollo is complete. ARI.18223 RWR covering the 2-20GHz frequency band. Fitted to RAF Jaguars and Harrier GR.3s. ARI. 18228 RWR covering the 2-20GHz frequency band. Fitted to RAF Phantom FGR.l/2s. ARI.23246 Skyshadow Podded dual-mode (deception and CW?) radar jamming pod aimed at "a wide range" of sur veillance, SAM-related, and airborne emitters. Skyshadow is power managed, software-driven, has an integral receiver subsystem, and is highly autonomous in operation. Standard equip ment on the RAF's Tornado GR.l and likely to be exported to Saudi Arabia. In the RAF Tornado mid-life update, Skyshadow is being integrated with-,the aircraft's RWR, the combination of two receivers providing an enhanced "view" of the threat: Hermes Modular superheterodyne ESM/radar-warning sys tem covering the C-J radar bands. Reportedly supplied to the Indian Navy for Sea King ASW helicopters. JGHT INTERNATIONAL 21 October 1989 41
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