Multi-Platform Electronics

Abstract

Overall, the PE funds on-going sustainment, maintenance, and upgrade of Multi-Platform Electronic Attack (EA) jamming pods and associated combat test equipment as well as sustainment of various other Electronic Warfare equipment. Specifically, this program provides procurement, research and development, and operations and maintenance for sustaining the ALQ-131 and ALQ-184 EA jamming pods. These pods are the sole self-protection jamming systems for US Air Force A-10 aircraft and most models of the F-16 aircraft. This upgrade to the ALQ-131 is necessary to keep pace with adversary technological advances in surface-to-air and air-to-air missile systems. Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) allows an electronic system to digitally record and store characteristics of received signals in order to produce a jamming pulse that more precisely replicates the threat systems pulse. With the current/near term threat systems the A-10 and F-16 are likely to encounter, this level of fidelity is necessary to effectively protect these aircraft in this increasingly lethal environment. This PE is in Budget Activity 7 - Operational System Development because it supports upgrade development of the ALQ-131, a fielded system.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0207040F_7_3600_PB_2011
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Electronic Warfare
• Environment
• Maintenance
• Platforms
• Procurement
• Reliability
• Sustainment
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics