Pakistan obtains hi-tech warfare suite pod to upgrade F-16 fighter aircraft
Karachi, Oct 25: Pakistan has bought the American ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) pod for their fighter aircraft, according to a media report.
Pakistan will receive the ALQ-211 (V) 9 (Version 9), which costs about 3.5 million dollars per pod, The News reports.
The ALQ-211 allows the aircraft to detect radar, jamming and laser signals hitting the aircraft, as well as the presence of chemical weapons.
It also provides some jamming of its own, and assistance on where the signal is coming from, so that the pilot can move the aircraft away from the threat, said a report published in a US magazine.
The ALQ-211 is also installed in helicopters, but not as a pod. Rather, the individual components are installed in the helicopter where space is available.
Components of the ALQ-211 are programmable, so that the system can quickly be updated for newly discovered enemy equipment.
Pakistan obtains hi-tech warfare suite pod to upgrade F-16 fighter aircraft [newKerala.com News # 94224]
Pakistan obtains hi-tech warfare suite pod to upgrade F-16 fighter aircraft
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