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Parent topics
- AN- [r]: U.S. military nomenclature for electronic equipment, following the Joint Electronics Type Designation System [e]
- Electronic warfare [r]: A subset of information operations that deals with the use of electromagnetic or kinetic means to degrade an enemy's military electronics systems, to be able to operate one's own electronics in the face of enemy attacks, and to evade those attacks through protection or deception [e]
- Electronics countermeasures suite controller [r]: A computer aboard a protected vehicle, which both aids in situational awareness of weapon and sensor threats to the vehicles, and reduces crew workload in countering the threats. Practical implementations usually include at least one electronic warfare function in the controller, such as a radar warning receiver or electronic warfare expendables dispenser. [e]
- Electronic warfare expendables dispenser [r]: Part of an integrated electronic warfare system which fires, manually or under computer control, [[flare (electronic warfare]|flares]], chaff, and disposable jammers, all in a compatible cartridge form factor and possibly tows intelligent reusable decoys [e]
Subtopics
- AN/AAR-47 [r]: A threat detector for aircraft; all versions detect the heat of oncoming missiles; modified versions also detect laser designator beams [e]
- AN/AAR-54 [r]: Using multiple ultraviolet sensors, this is an missile exhaust detector and alarm [e]
- AN/ALE-55 [r]: An active electronic attack remote device targeted at radar, spooled out by an AN/ALE-47 dispenser, which can run through the flame of an afterburner and, at the end of its tether, act as a deceptive decoy trackbreaker or a seductive sacrificial decoy [e]
Co-topics
- AC-130 [r]: Heavily armed transport aircraft, based on the C-130 Hercules, used to provide air support to special operations forces. [e]
- B-1 Lancer [r]: A supersonic-capable heavy bomber operated by the U.S. Air Force with intercontinental range through air refueling. [e]
- EC-130 COMPASS CALL [r]: electronic warfare (communications jamming) and communications intelligence aircraft, optimized for broadcast bands of television and radio [e]
- MC-130 COMBAT SHADOW [r]: A long-range U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft intended to refuel special operations helicopters, and carry out other clandestine functions such as leaflet drops [e]
- MC-130 COMBAT SPEAR [r]: Evolutionary upgrade of the MC-130H COMBAT TALON II, with improved avionics, structure, and ability to support CV-22 Ospreys as well as helicopters [e]
- RC-135 COMBAT SENT [r]: A long-range aircraft, operated by the United States Air Force, for collecting electronic intelligence [e]
- RC-135 COBRA BALL [r]: A United States Air Force aircraft for collecting measurement and signature intelligence, primarily on foreign missiles. A COBRA BALL aircraft can be converted to a RC-135 RIVET JOINT. [e]
- RC-135 RIVET JOINT [r]: A United States Air Force long-range aircraft for collecting communications intelligence [e]
- F-15 Eagle [r]: A series of air superiority fighters, designed for the United States Air Force and flown by several countries. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a multirole fighter variant. [e]
- F-15E Strike Eagle [r]: A variant of the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, which is optimized for all-weather attack on ground targets [e]
- F-16 Fighting Falcon [r]: A relatively lightweight land-based multirole fighter, developed by the United States Air Force; co-produced with Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal; operated by many nations and to be replaced by the F-35A Lightning II. The F-16CJ model is optimized for SEAD. [e]
- F-18 Super Hornet [r]: A new generation of carrier-based fighter beyond the F-18 Hornet, this evolution provides an architecture with even greater expansion, especially with the AN/APG-79 AESA radar, more powerful computers and communications, and a new engine with longer range. [e]
- EF-18 Growler [r]: The U.S. Navy replacement for the EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft [e]
- MH-53 PAVE LOW [r]: United States Air Force special operations helicopter that can fly at night, at extremely low altiude, and in most weather. Its main missions are delivering and retrieving special operations personnel. [e]
- P-3 Orion [r]: Land-based maritime patrol aircraft designed for the U.S. Navy; enhanced for littoral and land surveillance [e]
- E-8 Joint STARS [r]: A radar aircraft optimized for surveillance of a large land or sea area, returning both tracks and identification of moving vehicles, or radar imaging of the surface. [e]
Other related topics
- chaff [r]: A passive, disposable radar countermeasure using strips of metal foil or aluminized plastic, cut to match the wavelength of the expected radar, and used to send false reflections back to the radar receiver [e]
- flare [r]: An expendable electronic warfare decoy form of infrared countermeasures [e]
- Hazard from Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance [r]: Recognition of the risks, and mitigating them, of premature actuation of explosive system by high-energy military electromagnetic emissions [e]
