The MADLs on each aircraft handshake as the network is being established. Once the handshake is complete, the MADL on each airplane keeps track of its assigned sister MADL nodes in the network. The MADLs compensate for airplane maneuvers using the airplane’s inertial reference system to assure the narrow L-band beam stays pointed at its assigned sister nodes. The beam is a cone with an apex angle of several degrees — MADL employs square arrays so it can steer beams in azimuth and elevation (unlike the SU linear array). The beam is agile in frequency, power and waveform so it would appear as noise to a RWR. If a network link is broken (MADL lock is lost), the pilots can manually command the MADLs to reacquire.

MADL is Ku band. Thats how it is LPI.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/04/15/325156/usaf-selects-datalink-to-bridge-communications-gap-between-f-22-and.html

During early Cold War years, some jet bombers were almost as fast as the subsonic interceptors (F-89, etc). Due to closing speeds, head-on attacks with guns were unlikely to occur and would be over very fast (not to mention chance of collisions).

Tail intercepts with guns were the result, bringing interceptors into defensive bomber fire.

Interceptors were fitted with radar and fire control to attack from either the side or rear. With 104 rockets, the F-89D could cover the area of a football pitch – AFAIK they could do this purely by radar (all weather intercepts). Later systems could attack from any target aspect.

“Each rocket has 3.42 kg warhead, max range is 4400 yards, although normally fired at 500 yards. Each rocket has same power as 75mm shell. (Encyclopedia of USAF Aircraft & Missile Systems – Post WWII Fighters, page 69)”

At the time, rockets made sense. However during one peacetime incident two interceptors salvoed all their rockets at a off course target drone. All ~200 rockets missed.

Link below has:
“The Air Force F-111Fs would spend only 11 minutes in the target area, with what at first appeared to be mixed results. Anti-aircraft and SAM opposition from the very first confirmed that the Libyans were ready. News of the raid was broadcast while it was in progress. One aircraft, Karma 52, was lost, almost certainly due to a SAM, as it was reported to be on fire in flight. Capt. Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci and Capt. Paul F. Lorence were killed. Only Ribas-Dominicci’s body was recovered; his remains were returned to the US three years later.”

http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1999/March%201999/0399canyon.aspx

Pulled out of CMWS in 2003.

AFAIK that is how they deploy TRD – same as the current B-1B, F-16, etc. Deply TRD when painted.

Whats the source for ALQ-214 with MAWS?

Naval Weapon Systems has “Plans for integrating common missile warner (CMWS) were dropped; IDECM is all-RF program.”

Same source has the AAR-57 CMWS as part of the ALQ-212 ATIRCM.

First operational Mission: Escort Air Force One!

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/raafs-super-hornets-locked-in-for-escort-duty-for-obama-visit/story-e6frg8yo-1225837132059

F-4J(UK) were delivered Aug 84 to Feb 85. They had AWG-10B radar, ALR-45 RWR. ALR-66 was fitted from 1985. They were also fitted with smokeless engines, TESS and Sky Flash vice AIM-7. Due to the more spritely performance, the main laodut was:
600 USG drop tank, 4 AIM-9G/L Sidewinder, 4 Sky Flash. They could carry the SUU-23A gun pdo instead of the drop tank, but this was rarely mounted.

ALQ-126 internal jammer, ASW-25 datalink and provision for AVG-8 VTAS HMS were removed before delivery.

Not sure whether they carried decoys.