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Defense and Security Intelligence and Analysis: IHS Jane's

EW pod for F-16 retrofit completes test programme

By Gareth Jennings

11/21/2012

ITT Exelis has completed testing of its AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) podded electronic warfare (EW) system at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California, the company announced on 19 November.

Over the past six weeks, the system was tested in an anechoic chamber to ensure its electromagnetic compatibility with other systems integrated into the aircraft and to verify that the multiple systems would not interfere with one another. According to ITT Exelis, the company opted to conduct this testing in a chamber to reduce the amount of flight time required, reducing time and cost.

Specifically, the testing was performed on multiple radio frequency systems operating simultaneously in a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft carrying the AIDEWS pod. The industry team measured pod antenna patterns on the F-16, as well as system interoperability between the AIDEWS jamming pod, fire control radar and Raytheon AN/ALR-69 radar warning receiver.

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As the AN/ALQ-211(V)9 AIDEWS pod shares the same outer mould line as the older AN/ALQ-131 pod already used by most Block 15 aircraft (seen pictured here fitted to a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16), there is no need to recertify the aircraft for its carriage.
As the AN/ALQ-211(V)9 AIDEWS pod shares the same outer mould line as the older AN/ALQ-131 pod already used by most Block 15 aircraft (seen pictured here fitted to a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16), there is no need to recertify the aircraft for its carriage.(IHS/Patrick Allen)

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