AN/ALQ-173(V) for PAF f-16 block 52

[Mani2020]

Paf has also ordered AN/ALQ-173(V) as a specific equipment along with its f-16 block 52

Till now AN/ALQ-173(V) is only been used on USAF EC-130H aircraft

Introduction of AN/ALQ-173(V)

The AN/ALQ-173 is an aircraft mounted blink jammer designed to counter radar based threats.

The ALQ-173 is used on the US Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft.

 

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TT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $78,006,082 firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales of the AN/ALQ-173 (V) advanced integrated defense electronics warfare to the country of Pakistan. This electronic warfare system will be used on the F-16 aircraft being procured under separate acquisition by the F-16 program office. Associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, flight test support and data are also being acquired under this contract. At this time, $39,003,041 has been obligated. Solicitations began February 2007 and negotiations were complete March 2007. This work will be complete January 2010. Headquarters Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8523-07-C-).

 

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Zabardust news ... congrats to Pakistan Airforce , in recieving proper equipment for lost 90's decade now

 

[Indestructible]

Aala news! Could someone direct me to AN/ALQ-173(V) details?

 

[fatman17]

the blk 52's are going to be 'force-multiplyers' - we shd opt for 18 more if PAF budget allows.

 

[Mani2020]

Aala news! Could someone direct me to AN/ALQ-173(V) details?

Visit this link below

All the models (version) of AN/ALQ are given here with there relative equipment

AN/ALQ to AN/ALT - Equipment Listing

 

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here are few details which are only available

AN/ALQ-173

Band: IJ

Mode: 1

Manufacturer: ITT Avionics

Platform(FN1): J

If someone can kindly elaborte it specially the Platform part

 

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here are few details which are only available

AN/ALQ-173

Band: IJ

Mode: 1

Manufacturer: ITT Avionics

Platform(FN1): J

If someone can kindly elaborte it specially the Platform part

Fighter EW: New conflicts rejuvenate
Some long-established U.S. electronic warfare(EW) manufacturers have seen hard times for the past decade. A continued government disregard for EW and delays in planned projects have resulted in little
actual series production.For companies built on thousands of EW suites produced for F-15s, F-16s, and F/A-18s during the Cold War, this has meant a fair amount of RDT&E funding but dwindling production lines, shrunken facilities, and a questionable future. Some
of these former powerhouses have already been swallowed up by more fortunate electrostatics and precision weapons manufacturer
an expanding market ever since the first gulf war. For example, Litton
was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2001, and BAE Systems absorbed Lockheed Martin’s Sanders outfit.Other firms, such as ITT Industries,have had to shift resources away from EW to survive. But the combat in Iraq since2003 has pushed several delayed programs
closer to major production. Getting shot down is a great incentive for getting new protection, and it is not just the inthe-news infrared-guided missile countermeasures systems, are seeing new contracts.
Radio frequency (RF) electronic warfare jammer systems—once the bread and butter of EW manufacturers—are now old competitors

The analog 1980s

transitioning to large new production schedules, both for U.S. and international fighter programs.The analog 1980s Currently, the U.S. air services are still soldiering on with RF jammer systems
bought largely in the 1980s.BAE Systems’ AN/ALQ-126B is the
Navy’s primary pulse-radar electronics countermeasures (ECM) system, produced in an internal (ALQ-126B) and podded
(AN/ALQ-164) configuration. Over 1,000 systems were built for Navy Hornets and FMS (foreign military sales) export clients.
Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-162 is the Navy’s complementary continuous-wave radar ECM system, usually mounted internally,
but also available in the integrated ALQ-164 pod. Major Navy production ended in 1994 with around 700 ALQ-162s manufactured, but Egypt, Norway,and Denmark contracted for systems as recently as 2000 and 2001.The Air Force operates three different combined-threat radar jammers, mostly for F-16s and F-15s, rather than dual mounted complementary systems like the Navy’s. The Northrop Grumman/BAE Systems AN/ALQ-131 is a podded ECM jamming system used on a wide variety of USAF strike aircraft. The service had purchased 558 Block-I versions and approximately 460 Block IIs through FY89, when the Air Force decided to concentrate exclusively
on AN/ALQ-184 procurement.About 300 ALQ-131s have been exported to eight other countries. Final production only ended in 2002 (for Japan),but Block-II upgrade kit production continues.
A modernized and enhanced versionof the ALQ-131 was also being offered at midyear to the RAF for its Tornado MODAS (Modular Defensive Aids Suite)program.Raytheon Systems’ AN/ALQ-184 is
the Air Force’s standard pod-mounted ECM jammer; the AN/ALQ-187 is an internally mounted variant of the ALQ-184. ALQ-184 production ended for the Air Force at about 880 pods, and Taiwan’s 82 pods are also complete. Greece’s choice in
1999 of the ALQ-187 for its Block-52+ F-16C/Ds was canceled, but was recontracted in April 2003, for a total of 89 pods. In March of this year, $650 million in ALQ-184 spares and repairs contracts
were awarded to Raytheon, covering orders out to 2014.
The Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-135C is part of the tactical electronic warfare system on Boeing/McDonnell Douglas F-15 fighters. Production of the 135C,the latest production standard, has nearly ended for the U.S., but continues for moderate FMS sales, including 40+ new systems for South Korea. In total, nearly
1,800 systems have been produced for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
The ALQ-135 Band-1.5 upgrade—now probably at least a $500-million program—has begun full-rate production,
with first operational installation aboard an F-15E in December 2000. Band-3 upgrade production is also ongoing.Most of these analog systems have been upgraded—and some of the upgrades are major programs in their own right, such as these Band-1.5 and Band-transmitters. But the 1990s generation of EW was essentially passed over in the wake of the Cold War.

The barren 1990s

ITT Industries and Northrop Grumman developed the AN/ALQ-165 ASPJ (airborne self-protection jammer) through the ’80s for the Navy and Air Force. The device can be configured either for internal
mounting or in an external pod, and was designed to counter pulse Doppler,pulse compression, continuous-wave, and pulse radars in tracking, guidance, and illumination modes. It automatically detects,
identifies, and prioritizes threat signals and activates appropriate countermeasures.As with all these fighter ECM jammers, its primary purpose is to counter radar-guided surface-to-air missiles.The ASPJ promised to be one of the largest EW programs of the 1990s, with
Air Force requirements of 1,400 ALQ-165s for the F-16, and Navy requirements of 780 units for F/A-18 Hornets and other fighters. But the Air Force withdrew from the joint program in 1990, ostensibly because of cost concerns and an alternative“black” program that has never been identified. Then, after more than a billion dollars of RDT&E investment, Navy ASPJ production was terminated in December
1992 with only 95 LRIP (low-rate initial production) systems built, after tests showed inadequate performance.Both services then planned to rely on the next-next-generation IDECM (integrated
defensive electronic countermeasures)EW suite, in part developed from the ASPJ, as their future fighter self-protection system. Little did they know (or perhaps they did) that IDECM would still be in development 10 years later.The resulting gaping hole in U.S.
fighter RF EW capabilities (which also may account for the presence of EA-6B Prowlers flying escort for nearly every sortie) caused Congress to force through a“one-time appropriation” in FY97 for 36
new ASPJs. And, as recently as September 2003, the Navy was still ordering new ASPJ transmitters.
But despite these continued (surreptitious)
U.S. procurements, and international sales to Finland, Switzerland, and South Korea (who all seemed to think ASPJ was still the best EW system available),there has not been any really significant
large production.The 21st-century new wave The BAE Systems/ITT Industries IDECM suite began as a Navy program to develop
an integrated ECM suite for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The AN/ALQ-214(V) RFCM (radio frequency countermeasures)heart of the system grew out of the ALQ-165 ASPJ. The Air Force is also participatingin IDECM, to jointly develop a commonIDECM techniques generator and the high-power AN/ALE-55 FOTD(fiber optic towed decoy).The Air Force had planned to buy IDECM for both the B-1B and F-15C/E (FOTD only), but IDECM delays and other cost overruns have canceled the B-1B application.F-15 FOTD development should
transition to production after FY05.With the awarding of three phases of Navy LRIP contracts in 2001, 2002, and 2003, IDECM is back on track to be one of the biggest EW programs of the decade.
However, the Navy also hired BAE Systems in November 2003 to support continued testing and improvement, and fullrate production has not yet been awarded. Nonetheless, Teal Group is optimistic
that the decade-long production delay is nearing an end, and that IDECM will be produced in large numbers beginning soon. FOTD procurement for additional platforms beyond the F-15 is also a potentially large market, and we have forecast moderate undetermined production. Combined USAF and Navy IDECM
development costs will exceed $500 million.Eventual procurements should easily exceed 700 full suites. We are also forecasting at least a limited procurement for Navy F/A-18C/Ds, and a healthy undetermined line for full suites. ITT Industries’ AN/ALQ-211 SIRFC (suite of integrated RF countermeasures), formerly designated ATRJ (advanced threat radar jammer), is an Army effort to develop
a new, lightweight ECM system that counters continuous-wave, monopulse,and pulse Doppler radar threats. The SIRFC will function as the core of a fully integrated combat suite for helicopters
and other platforms (including F-16s),coordinating IR, laser, and radar threat data and countermeasures.ITT was awarded an advanced development contract for the SIRFC in September 1990, and an EMD contract in July 1994. But development fell way behind
schedule in the 1990s. This was particularly troubling, because Army Apache pilots have “lost confidence” in their current
AN/ALQ-136 jammer. LRIP for Special Operations CV-22s was awarded in February 2001, but these were really still EMD systems. LRIP for Army SOCOM,potentially worth $1.5 billion over a decade
or more, was finally awarded in April 2003. At least three international sales were also contracted in 2002 and 2003.AN/ALQ-173(V) is the designation for the SIRFC-derived AIDEWS (advanced
integrated defense EW system) contracted by Poland early this year for its 48 Block-52 F-16C/Ds. AIDEWS has also been requested
by Chile. Along with BAE Systems’ AN/ALQ-212 ATIRCM/CMWS (advanced threat IRcountermeasures/common missile warning system), the SIRFC was intended to form the world’s premier helicopter/slow flying fixed-wing EW suite for the next two decades. ITT has identified an international market for more than 2,500 systems.This may sound very optimistic, but as the system develops over the next 10-20 years, a total production figure like
this is not impossible. More than 2,000 AN/ALQ-136 jammers are still in service.Although Boeing has for now dropped SIRFC from Apache Longbow, it could still eventually be procured for a
large proportion of all Apache and Cobra attack helicopters. With more than 3,000 produced, a big market is obvious (the Army had planned as many as 530 Apache systems). And these are only attack helicopters.The Army initially planned 100 UH-60 SIRFCs, but 1,200 Black Hawks are now slated to be remanufactured (currently
without a new jammer). The same goes for CH-47s: Many upgrades are needed and funded, but currently without SIRFC.And with Chile and Poland both choosing the lightweight and inexpensive SIRFC derived AN/ALQ-173(V) AIDEWS for new F-16s in 2002 and 2003, the market will expand beyond helicopters. An eventual total SIRFC/AIDEWS production of at least 2,000 systems is not unlikely.
The BAE Systems AN/ALQ-178 is a commercially developed airborne ECM system designed for export. Originally developed for a Belgian air force requirement,the system has subsequently been
sold to Israel and Turkey as well; the Turkish Peace Onyx I F-16 effort is the largest sale. In August 1998, the ALQ-178(V)5 was selected for the EW suite for the Peace Onyx II Block-50 F-16 buy, but the order was canceled in November 1999. Then, after briefly choosing a Thales system instead, in January 2003 Turkey
contracted again for 50 updated ALQ-178 systems.Finally, following source code release problems through 2003, development work seemed to actually be starting this year for the redesignated ALQ-178(V)5+,to be developed by BAE Systems in the U.S. and produced by MiKES in Turkey.Total value of the program, including systems integration ($40-50 million), will be about $240 million for 60 systems.The ALQ-178 has been uncommonly successful in penetrating the international export market as a system not used on
U.S. aircraft. The system is intended as a cost-effective alternative to standard U.S. systems. Its main U.S. competitor has been ITT/ Northrop Grumman’s ALQ-165ASPJ, which was selected for the South Korean F-16 order, as well as for Finnish and Swiss F/A-18s. Competition for foreign orders also comes from Dassault and
GEC-Marconi.

PRODUCTION FORECAST

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ASPJ 14 16 16 14 14 4 — — — —
ALQ-196(V) 2 8 14 14 10 9 2 — — —
IDECM 14 16 46 78 78 88 88 88 88 88
SIRFC and AIDEWS 25 40 60 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
Falcon Edge 18 24 24 14 12 12 18 16 12 10
ALQ-178 — — — — 2 18 24 24 22 12

Estimated units produced.

Now, with its updated (V)5+ system not even beginning production until the end of the decade, the ALQ-178 has a new lease on life for additional non-Turkish sales, especially for F-16s. We forecast a small undetermined line, but this is really speculation. It could go up or down.In July 2000, the United Arab Emirates finalized its order for 80 Block-60 F-16s, worth an estimated $6.4 billion (including
$1 billion for development),effectively launching an entire new family
of F-16 variants. The UAE will receive 55 single-seat and 25 twin-seat aircraft, with deliveries taking place between 2004 and
2007. They will be fielded in “capability blocks,” with full capability scheduled for 2007. The Block-60 F-16 made its first flight in December 2003.Northrop Grumman is developing the Falcon Edge EW suite for the UAE Block 60, which will combine a high degree
of integration with demanding individual requirements. Few details are available regarding ECM components but,unlike the passive integrated EW suites for the stealthy next-generation F/A-22
Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Falcon Edge will include a sophisticated ECM radar jammer.In addition to 80 systems for the UAE, the USAF could order some Block-60 F-16s to fill the gap until the JSF is in production. Also, Northrop Grumman will undoubtedly
offer Falcon Edge for international sales. In all, Teal Group forecasts a fairly conservative number of additional Falcon Edge suites—80 in the next 10 years—but this number could go much
higher.One final new system,although not intended for fighters, is the BAE Systems AN/ALQ-196 low-band jammer,an internally mounted
ECM radar jammer in operation aboard Air Force Special
Operations Command MC-130E Talon I aircraft and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.In June 2003, BAE Systems won a contract potentially worth $80 million to provide jammers for MC-130 Talon II
and AC-130U gunships.The associated BAE Systems highpowered
FOTD (HPFOTD) is in development for Special Operations MC-130E/H
and AC-130U/H aircraft. A contract worth about $100 million was awarded in November 2002. The HPFOTD converts,amplifies, and radiates RF techniques to defeat radar guided missiles. Up to eight
retrievable decoys will be mounted on each C-130.While the ALQ-196 has been in service for 10 years, its June 2003 win of new
production for the C-130 gunships, coupled with the November 2002 contract,bodes well for future production and upgrade.
The HPFOTD especially, if it succeeds and proves cost-effective, could become a major ongoing program to compete
with similar systems from Raytheon and ITT Industries (AN/ALE-50 and AN/ALE-55 FOTD). Although BAE Systems’Ariel has not been very successful, especially in the U.S. market (and the HPFOTD
will probably be based heavily on Ariel), towed decoys are still one of thegreatest growth areas in the EW market.

David L. Rockwell
Teal Group
drockwell@tealgroup.com

 

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wild peace

sir i know u found the link of PDF file but that was all the history of analog system merely two lines about AN/ALQ-173(V) even they dun describe n provide its details

b4 ur post i had gone through this whole PDF file b4

 

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wild peace

sir i know u found the link of PDF file but that was all the history of analog system merely two lines about AN/ALQ-173(V) even they dun describe n provide its details

b4 ur post i had gone through this whole PDF file b4

After all u are Major ......not captain like me ....Major mani2020.

 

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After all u are Major ......not captain like me ....Major mani2020.

Lol its not lyk dat we appreciate good posts no matter even it comes from fresh members and btw u r a captain