AN/ALQ-218 receiver system
E635769
airborne electronic support measures system
electronic warfare receiver system
signals intelligence sensor suite
The AN/ALQ-218 receiver system is an advanced electronic warfare sensor suite used on the EA-18G Growler to detect, identify, and locate enemy radar and electronic emissions for jamming and suppression missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AN/ALQ-218 receiver system canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne electronic support measures system
ⓘ
electronic warfare receiver system ⓘ signals intelligence sensor suite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | EA-18G Growler electronic warfare suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | EA-18G Growler program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
defense electronics
ⓘ
military avionics ⓘ |
| collects |
enemy radar emissions
ⓘ
radio frequency signals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
high-threat air defense environments
ⓘ
tactical airborne platforms ⓘ |
| domain |
electromagnetic spectrum operations
ⓘ
electronic warfare ⓘ |
| enables |
cueing of jamming systems
ⓘ
precision targeting of enemy emitters ⓘ situational awareness of electromagnetic environment ⓘ |
| function |
emitter geolocation
ⓘ
signal analysis ⓘ threat identification ⓘ wideband signal reception ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
EA-18G Growler avionics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EA-18G Growler jamming pods NERFINISHED ⓘ EA-18G Growler mission systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
fuselage of EA-18G Growler
ⓘ
wingtip pods of EA-18G Growler ⓘ |
| operatesIn | radio frequency spectrum ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
detection of radar emissions
ⓘ
identification of radar emitters ⓘ location of radar emitters ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable offensive electronic warfare operations
ⓘ
enhance survivability of friendly aircraft ⓘ |
| supports |
real-time threat classification
ⓘ
real-time threat detection ⓘ real-time threat location ⓘ |
| supportsMission |
electronic attack
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ signals intelligence collection ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| typeOfSensor | passive receiver ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battlefield surveillance
ⓘ
electronic order of battle development ⓘ threat warning ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform | EA-18G Growler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.