AN/ALR-56M Capabilities
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The USAF F-16 fleet mainly operates with AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver.
Is it a more capable system compared to other RWRs like Carapace, AN/ALR-93, AN/ALR-69 that were also once used by F-16s?
I did a little research about the band coverage of AN/ALR-56M but none of the documents I found gave a conclusive answer, especially on whether it has C,D band coverage.
Some say it's omnidirectional, does that mean NO accurate direct finding on azimuth?
iirc since Block15 ADF, the F-16 has cancelled a set of radar warning antenna below its engine intake and used dual blade antenna under the nosecone instead, does this change have anything to do with RWR's band coverage?
Is it a more capable system compared to other RWRs like Carapace, AN/ALR-93, AN/ALR-69 that were also once used by F-16s?
I did a little research about the band coverage of AN/ALR-56M but none of the documents I found gave a conclusive answer, especially on whether it has C,D band coverage.
Some say it's omnidirectional, does that mean NO accurate direct finding on azimuth?
iirc since Block15 ADF, the F-16 has cancelled a set of radar warning antenna below its engine intake and used dual blade antenna under the nosecone instead, does this change have anything to do with RWR's band coverage?
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