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While all USN/USMC aircraft carried internal ALQ-126 defensive ECM equipment, the USAF had fallen behind with plans to fit the internal ALQ-165 ASPJDECM and had to rely on a somewhat diverse collection of ALQ-131, ALQ-184, ALQ-119 and ALQ-101jamming pods to protect the F-16, A-10 and F-4. The Westinghouse ALQ-131 pod is shown here during fit checks on the F-111C; to date no pods have been acquired by the RAAF.
Technology Explained – Desert Storm Electronic Battle Pt 3
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Desert storm Analysis the Electronic Battle Part III
The Allied electronic and SEAD campaign in the Gulf saw the destruction of an air defence system very similar to that of the Warpac. This was achieved by a carefully structured mix of hard kill and soft kill assets, applied to the task from a position of fully understanding the objectives and dynamics of the electronic battle.
The superb results of the campaign are directly attributable to Allied preparation and capability, and the latter we will now examine more closely.
USN/USMC Hard Kill Assets – The F/A-18, A-7E, EA- 6B and HARM
The numerically most significant players in the Allied SEAD campaign were the US Navy’s strike and electronic warfare aircraft. The nature of naval strike has traditionally forced a strong emphasis on Electronic Combat and this has reflected in the US Navy adopting a policy whereby all strike aircraft are equipped to carry the AGM-88 HARM anti radiation missile.
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