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ELECTRONIC WARFARE DIRECTORY Brunswick's Improved Tactical Air Launched Decoy ALQ-86 Receiver/surveillance system for the EW suite carried by USN EA-6A aircraft. In service with the USN Reserve. Cartwright Electronics ALQ-192 Passive MAWS developed under USN sponsorship and being considered for the USAF tactical MAWS requirement. Cincinnati Electronics AAR-34 1R self-protection system incorporating reception, display, and countermeasures activation subsys tems. In service on USAF F-IIIs. AAR-34 proces sors are reportedly being upgraded to provide commonality with the AAR-44. AAR-44 IR warning receiver to monitor/verify missile threats approaching an aircraft from below and activate countermeasures where appropriate. Re ported to be in production. Dalmo-Victor (Now part of General Instrument) ALR-62(V) Processor-controlled RWR on USAF F/EF-111 and RAAF F/RF-111C aircraft, ALR-62(V)4 is part of the EF-111A terminal threat warning system and can "look through" the aircraft's ALQ-99 jamming system output An upgraded ALR-621, under development for F/EF-111 fleet in the 1990s. APR-39A(V) Digital radar warner covering the E/G/H/I radar bands plus portions of the J and C/D bands) suitable for "light" fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Replacing existing E-Systems' APR- 39 (V)l and 2 units on US Army/Marine Corps AH/1, CH/MH/RH-53, CH-46, and OV-10. A specialised version, the XE-2, is being developed for aircraft such as the V-22, RC-12 and RV-1. The latest "standard" variant appears to be the APR-39A(V)3 which is being described as offer ing E/J and C/D radar band coverage and to be suitable for applications such as. the AH-64, UH-60, UH-1H, AH-1S, C-130, OH-58D AMP, CH-47D, NATO F-5A and HH-60 Pave Hawk. E-Systems Airborne remote-control ESM system E-Systems is reported to have developed a pri vate-venture remote-control ESM system for "small" aircraft described as comprising ELINT (0.5-18GHz frequency band), COM1NT (1.5HHz- 2GHz frequency band), and D/F (20-l,200MHz) subsystems. APR-39(V) RWR covering the F/G/H/I/I radar bands (plus portions of the J and C/D bands) for helicopters. There are two variants: the (V)l and (V)2, the latter incorporating a Loral CM-480/APR-39(V) digital processor. Approximately 3,000 APR-39 units delivered to the US Army and USMC for the AH-1, CH-46, CH-47, OH-58, OV-10, and UH-1. West German Army has reportedly ordered 230 APR-39(V)1 units to equip PAH-1 anti-armour helicopters. E-Systems is also a supplier of SIG1NT equip ment, including that for the five Peace Peek Atlantic SIGINT aircraft operated by the German Navy (MFG 3). E-Systems is also part of the PRISMA (Primary System Imaging for Multiple Applications) consortium (E-Systems, Grob, TST MBB and Elekluft) developing the Egrett/D 500 high altitude reconnaissance/SlGINT aircraft and its payloads. ESL AN-ALQ-151 Quick Fix Helicopter-mounted communications jammer covering 2-76MHz frequency band. Installed in US Army EH-1 helicopters as Quick Fix 1. ESL USD-9(V)2 Guardrail V SIGINT system covering the 20-75, 100-150, and 350-4S0MHz frequency bands. In service on US Army RC-12 and RU-21H. A derivative is inte grated with the Advanced Quick Look ELINT and communications high-accuracy airborne location system (CHAALS) sensors to create a "common" suite for future US Army RC-12s. Fairchild Weston (Now part of Loral Corp) RPV EW payloads Fairchild Weston is reportedly developing three EW payloads for RPV applications: a radar homer (covering the 118GHz frequency range), a radar jammer (118GHz), and a communications jam mer (20-500MHz). Ford Aerospace (Now part of Loral Corp) General Electric (GE) AAS-43 Thought to be the passive IR detection system for the USN's GD/McDonnell-Douglas A-12 "stealthy" strike aircraft. INEWS Integrated EW suite for the YF-22 ATF being developed by Sanders and GE. Described as incorporating radar warning (with "accurate emit ter location"), jammers, dispensers, a MAWS, passive missile launch detector and ESM. First demonstration/evaluation suite was delivered to the Boeing-run ATF Ground Based Laboratory in December 1989, where it was integrated with the rest of the ATF avionics. Ground tests were conducted during January/February 1990 fol lowed by flight trials ( in Boeing's 757 Avionics Flying Laboratory aircraft) between February and July. The second YF-22 INEWS suite was deliv ered to GD in. April 1990 for a test programme which was completed at the end of October. Silent Attack Warning Systems (SAWS) Passive threat warning system, the development of which is sponsored by the USAF's Avionics Laboratory. GE has completed a brassboard SAWS system which will be flight tested aboard a C-141 in early 1991. General Instrument General Instrument has developed a modular family of RWR/ESM/passive targeting equipment for fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Identi fied members range are: ALR-66(V)1 Processor-controlled RWR/ESM system covering the E-J radar bands in four system-specific segments. Installed on USN SH-2 LAMPS 1 and JMSDF SH-3H AESW helicopters. ALR-66(V)1 units appear to have been updated to ALR- 66A(V)1 standard featuring improved processor memory and emitter library storage. ALR-66(V)2 ALR-66(V)1 derivative, featuring extended fre quency coverage (C-J bands) and a passive over-the-horizon targeting facility. Installed on USN P-3B/Cs to provide full Harpoon missile capability. During 1985, several systems were brought up to ALR-66(V)3 standard on USN P-3Cs. ALR-66(V)3 Generally similar to the ALR-66(V)2 with an improved display/control system, ALR-66M3, the current "standard" ESM/passive targeting system on USN P-3Cs, is built under licence in Japan for JMSDF P-3Cs and has been supplied to Portugal (P-3B) and Norway (P-3C). ALR-66(V)4 Reported to be an ALR-66(V)1 variant with upgraded software and D/F capability. ALR-66(V)5 Latest variant comprises ESM and passive target ing subsystems. Reportedly also available as an ESM system alone, or a passive targeting system alone. Selected for the Boeing Update IV avionic suite scheduled for installation in USN P-3C Orions. ALR-66(VE) Dedicated RWR covering the C-J radar bands and thought to be generally similar to the ALR- 66A(V). Units supplied to New Zealand (A-4K/ TA-4K) Morocco (F-5), Tunisia (F-5?) and the UK (Phantom F.2 and some transport air craft.)The RAF's transportation application in volves a customer-specific variant of the system which incorporates a superheterodyne receiver. ALR-66(VE) may have been ordered by Greece for its A-7 and F-4 aircraft. ALR-79 Upgraded ALR-66(V) 1 with an IFM capability for jammer set-on purposes. Developed specifi cally for USN operations in the Persian Gulf. . ALR-80(V) Lightweight digital RWR covering the C-J radar bands. Jordan is reported to have aquired exam ples of the equipment for use on C-130s and one AH-IS attack helicopter ALR-85(V)1 Hybrid IFM/superheterodyne RWR covering the C. to J radar bands . System weight quoted as being'"less than 45lbs (20kg)" ALR-606(V) Export. RWR/ESM systems based on ALR-66(V) 1 and (VE). Three variants available: helicopter ESM (V)l, fixed-wing ESM/passive targeting (V)2, and RWR (VE). All cover the E-J radar band with C/D band option. Users include Pakistan (V2 on PC-3 Orions) and Morocco (on F-5). FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 14 - 20 November, 1990 43
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