SGA2012:Integrated Defence Electronic Warfare System for Pakistan Air Force

[Patriot]

ITT Exelis has reached 'final negotiations' for the first delivery of its internally-mounted Airborne Integrated Defence Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) to Pakistan's air force, according to company officials.

Speaking to Shephard at the Singapore Airshow, ITT Exelis said an agreement with the air force had now been 'definitised' after almost two years of development. Officials blamed the prolonged timelines on bureaucratic issues.

Pakistan signed a $54 million contract with ITT Exelis for 18 AIDEWS and 4 pod shells. The air force already possesses AIDEWS- the internally carried version of the sensor- for their recently purchased Block 50 F-16 aircraft. The new AIDEWS pod purchase will be used on the upgraded but older F-16s in Pakistan's fleet. The systems are technically interchangeable but not interoperable, ITT Exelis sources said.

Part of the ALQ-211 electronic warfare self-defence system family, AIDEWS detects, denies, disrupts, degrades and lethal threats and provides multi-spectral situational awareness, according to ITT Exelis.

Meanwhile, the company is targeting other F-16 programmes around the world, including Taiwan, which is understood to be considering upgrades to its fleet of aircraft. Specifically, Taiwan is considering low and high band electronic countermeasures designed to deal with radar guided threats. Other F-16 operators including Chile, Poland, Turkey and Oman.

In addition, ITT Exelis has upgraded software for AIDEWS with the Block 5.2 variant following recommendations from customers. More specifically, Oman, Chile and Poland have asked for improvements in how the system handles electronically scanned antennas.

Commenting on the electronic warfare market in South-East Asia, ITT Exelis said the 'whole region was realigning itself to new and potential threats'.

'The EW market is being carried along with those changing situations. As region begins to change, Asia-Pacific has become an important growth market both in EW and across our entire portfolio.'


SGA2012: ITT Exelis confirms first AIDEWS deal - News - Shephard

 

[Saifullah Sani]

 

[soldierofallah]

It sure will give our fizaya another boost

 

[nafsiati]

Do these AIDEWS have jamming pods?

 

[killerx]

good PAF sharp you sords strong

 

[Dazzler]

yes they are highly integrated electronic warfare suites that are primarily high power jammers working on multiple frequencies which means they can jam multiple threats from various directions simultaneously.

 

[Secur]

@nabil_05 Can they make the older PAF F16's on par with their latest Block 52 variants ?

 

[Patriot]

@nabil_05 Can they make the older PAF F16's on par with their latest Block 52 variants ?

The same sensors are actually built in on F16's block 52 as mentioned in the OP.Now PAF is integrating them on older F-16's.

The air force already possesses AIDEWS- the internally carried version of the sensor- for their recently purchased Block 50 F-16 aircraft. The new AIDEWS pod purchase will be used on the upgraded but older F-16s in Pakistan's fleet.

 

[Secur]

Now thats great ! So Basically there's negligible difference between F16 A/B/C/D and Block 52 ?

 

[SQ8]

Now thats great ! So Basically there's negligible difference between F16 A/B/C/D and Block 52 ?

Apart from range and a more powerful engine for the block-52's.
yes..negligible.

 

[Donatello]

Seems like the F-16s are the PAF's answer to the Electronic Capabilities of the SU 30 MKI

 

[killerx]

f16 is good special block 52

 

[S.Y.A]

what is Pakistan doing to develop its own EW and AEW and C suite???

 

[nomi007]

what is Pakistan doing to develop its own EW and AEW and C suite???

need lot of fund and research work
and unfortunately we don't have both

 

[killerx]

why build them when we can buy them for cheap