EW pods/systems of the Indian Air Force

[Kinetic]

Let's talk about IAF's present and future EW systems, excluding early warning types like RWR, MAWS etc.

IAF had an integrated EW project called Tempest like Samyukta for the Army and Sangrah for the Navy but little info available about the project.

EL/L-8222

jammer on board Su-30MKI, Mig-21 Bison and Mig-27



Main Objectives

* Enhance survivability of fighters and other military aircraft by suppressing multiple threats in dense radar-guided weapon systems environment.
* Protect the aircraft against all types of traditional and modern Air-to-Air & Surface-to-Air threats.

Main Advantages

* Cutting-edge Exciter and Receiver.
* Lightweight, low-drag pod configuration.
* Suitable for aircraft of any size.
* Hundreds of ELTA's Self-Protection Jamming Pods are deployed worldwide. Operational on-board F-16, F-15, F-111, F-4, F-5, A-4, Jaguar, and Eastern fighters.
* Easily integrated with aircraft avionics via reduced dimensions and electrical and mechanical interface flexibility.
* Using PC-based equipment and user-friendly human machine interface, threats and jamming techniques may be easily updated or added.
* Flight line re-programmable.
* Incorporates modern design architecture and advanced technologies, based on ELTA's field proven experience of more than 30 years in the design and manufacturing of EW Systems and on operational feedback.

EW version of LCA Tejas

SIVA High Accuracy Direction Finding (HADF) and Tusker jammer pods

Knirti SAP 14 and SAP 218

The SAP-518 is an advanced jamming pod intended for heavy strike fighters such as Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MK, and Su-32/34 and Indian Air Force Su-30MKI. Its primary mission is to jam advanced air defenses during ground attack missions imitating electronic signatures of various aircraft while generating false targets within enemy sensors. The SAP-518 covers NATO surface-to-air and air-to-air threats in the G-J bands and is deployed in two underwing or wingtip pods. Installed on a single aircraft along with the SAP-14 jamming pod is considered similar to the United States ALQ-99 jamming system installed on the EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft. The electronic warfare system has been developed and manufactured by the Kaluzhsky Scientific Research Radio-Technical Institute (KNIRTI). Its existence was revealed at the MAKS 2009 airshow.

Mirage-2000 upgrades

 

[Omega007]

THANX bro.But I think you forgot the 4th generation EWS being developed by DARE.The prototype is already being tested onboard a Mig 27.It uses a powerful processor,a rwr,maws and an active barrage jammer with Digital Radio Frequency Memory device and multiple GaN transponders as its emitters.According to DARE when ready it will enable the fighters to jam enemy comunications,multiple radars and datalinks of fighters,AWACS and BVRAAMs rendering them useless.Besides traditionals home on jam missiles that can switch on to passive mode are less effective against this system because they are mostly designed against noise jamming.Besides accoqding to DARE scientists the onboard processor is 'smart' enough to detect sudden fall of emition from the missile seeker when it turns in passive mode and can switch off itself in fraction of a second so that the missile hopefully lost its lock.I am eagerly waiting for this system to come in active service.Our fighters will become near invincible.
REGARDS....

 

[Jon Snow]

THANX bro.But I think you forgot the 4th generation EWS being developed by DARE.The prototype is already being tested onboard a Mig 27.It uses a powerful processor,a rwr,maws and an active barrage jammer with Digital Radio Frequency Memory device and multiple GaN transponders as its emitters.According to DARE when ready it will enable the fighters to jam enemy comunications,multiple radars and datalinks of fighters,AWACS and BVRAAMs rendering them useless.Besides traditionals home on jam missiles that can switch on to passive mode are less effective against this system because they are mostly designed against noise jamming.Besides accoqding to DARE scientists the onboard processor is 'smart' enough to detect sudden fall of emition from the missile seeker when it turns in passive mode and can switch off itself in fraction of a second so that the missile hopefully lost its lock.I am eagerly waiting for this system to come in active service.Our fighters will become near invincible.
REGARDS....

are you talking of the mayavi which we are making alongside the israelis??? these are supposed to be lethal indeed as shown by the fact that the israelis will be putting these on their f 35s instead of the american ew system

 

[Kinetic]

THANX bro.But I think you forgot the 4th generation EWS being developed by DARE.The prototype is already being tested onboard a Mig 27.It uses a powerful processor,a rwr,maws and an active barrage jammer with Digital Radio Frequency Memory device and multiple GaN transponders as its emitters.According to DARE when ready it will enable the fighters to jam enemy comunications,multiple radars and datalinks of fighters,AWACS and BVRAAMs rendering them useless.Besides traditionals home on jam missiles that can switch on to passive mode are less effective against this system because they are mostly designed against noise jamming.Besides accoqding to DARE scientists the onboard processor is 'smart' enough to detect sudden fall of emition from the missile seeker when it turns in passive mode and can switch off itself in fraction of a second so that the missile hopefully lost its lock.I am eagerly waiting for this system to come in active service.Our fighters will become near invincible.
REGARDS....

Well said but do you think that the EW version of the LCA could be the Mayavi? And there is little or no info about the new EW tested on the Mig-27.

 

[SpArK]

Pic links ., some of them are not working.

Excellent thread anyways.

 

[Kinetic]

Pic links ., some of them are not working.

Excellent thread anyways.

Which one mate? its working fine for me.

 

[Omega007]

Well said but do you think that the EW version of the LCA could be the Mayavi? And there is little or no info about the new EW tested on the Mig-27.

Well,the article said about a next generation radar based EWS.Now if you remember there was a thread started bx ganimi kawa in which V.K.Saraswat told that LRDE has developed solid state GaN t/r modules for AESA radar and next generation EWS.And even the older Tempest jammer(capable of noise,barrage and deception jamming)uses DRFM device.This device can not only produce the most precise copy of an incoming radar frequency for effective jaming but the onboard processor also enable the system to detect sudden drop of power when an anti radar missile turns off its active seeker and automaticly stops the jammers so that the home on jam system fails.So even the older system has this we can safely assume for the next.Don't you agree??