The evolution of airborne electronic warfare systems.
Armada International › Vol. 13 Nbr. 3, June 1989
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The evolution of airborne electronic warfare systems.
The Evolution of Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems
Hide-and-Seek is Becoming a Very Difficult Game to Play Many aspects of airborne electronic warfare had their origins in WWII, but in the early post-war period there was a hiatus, until the first American jamming pod suitable for tactical fighters was delivered in 1956. The escalation of the Vietnam War at the end of 1964 brought a sudden demand for modern EW equipment, primarily because of the introduction of SA-2 batteries around Hanoi in early 1965. To reduce the SAM threat, US aircraft were equipped with radar warning receivers (RWRs), and some later had jammer pods and chaff-dispensers. Strikes were supported by EB-66 jamming aircraft and F-4 "chaff-bombers", as well as by F-100F, F-4C and F-105G Wild Weasels using anti-radiation missiles (ARMs). Other nations lagged behind. When British forces went to the South Atlantic in 1982, Harriers had RWRs but lacked chaff dispensers and jammers. Anti-radar strikes were left to the Vulcan, using Texas Instruments AGM-45 Shrikes, and Westinghouse ALQ-101 jammer pods. The Israelis were meanwhile using electronic warfare on a large scale in the Lebanon, attacking Syrian SAM sites with virtual impunity. The same applied to US strikes against Libya in 1986, which involved the Texas Instruments AGM-88 HARM and Shrike, and support jamming by EF-111As and EA-6B...See the full content of this document
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