F-15E Strike Eagle: Difference between revisions
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For both [[electronic protection]] and [[infrared countermeasures]], the AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispenser that can integrate with defensive avionics such as [[radar warning receiver]]s, radar reflector (i.e., chaff) dispensers, radar jammers, as well as helping the pilot with situational awareness of the threat. <ref name=ALE-47>{{citation | |||
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| author = NAVAIR Electronic Warfare Software Support Activity (EWSSA) | | author = NAVAIR Electronic Warfare Software Support Activity (EWSSA) | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 4 July 2008
The F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft is an advanced two-seat fighter-bomber, complementing the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. Originally, the F-16 Fighting Falcon was seen as the only Air Force fighter-bomber of its generation, but the Strike Eagle evolved as a high-end attack aircraft.
Foreign operators
Israel uses a Strike Eagle variant specific to national needs and U.S. export controls.
Defensive systems
For both electronic protection and infrared countermeasures, the AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispenser that can integrate with defensive avionics such as radar warning receivers, radar reflector (i.e., chaff) dispensers, radar jammers, as well as helping the pilot with situational awareness of the threat. [1]
Successor
For the United States, the successor to the F-15 air superiority and probably advanced fighter bomber series is the F-22 Raptor.
- ↑ NAVAIR Electronic Warfare Software Support Activity (EWSSA), System Support: ALE-47