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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Taiwan's Air Force on Friday (March 9) announced new upgrades are in the works for its Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF, 經國號), including the addition of radar-seeking missiles to enable them to play a role as "Wild Weasels" to destroy enemy anti-aircraft defenses. In a video released on Friday, Taiwan's Air Force announced that it will upgrade all of its IDF A and B models in its Third Wing to IDF C and D models, which will enhance aircraft management as well as strengthen air defense and anti-aircraft warfare capabilities to improve overall operational efficiency of the...

The J-10B was on the ground at a recent open day, in a suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) configuration. (Photo: Chinese Internet) A new photograph of the Chengdu J-10B combat aircraft in suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) configuration has appeared on the Chinese Internet. The canard-delta fighter was seen at the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Open Day, held at Changchun airbase in northeast China. The fighter was carrying a pair of PL-8 short-range air-to-air missile on Station 1 and 7; a pair of YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles on Station 2 and 6; and two 500-kg laser-guided training...

Part 1 of a very interesting, early 1980s, documentary about the creation and development of the Wild Weasel SAM hunting missions, from the earliest missions against Russian missiles in Vietnam with F-100's to the planes and equipment of the(then) present day.

Australian Radar Researchers Seek New Design Wrinkles By David A. Fulghum, Aviation Week & Space Technology 06/01/2006 ADELAIDE, Australia - Slashing power use, eliminating clutter, gleaning more information from targets and convincing radars that they are something else - in size, shape and mission - are long-terms goals for Australian radar researchers. A key facility for developing future capabilities is the Defense Science and Technology Organization's Edinburgh-based microwave radar center of excellence. At the heart of DSTO's effort is the Australian Defense Force's choice of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on its new Wedgetail airborne early warning and...

WASHINGTON — The Navy’s new airborne jamming aircraft will be known officially as the EA-18G “Growler,” its informal moniker for the last several years, the Pentagon has announced. The designation comes two years after the Navy petitioned the Air Force Materiel Command, which assigns aircraft names and numbers for all the service branches, for the title. About 30 names, including “Shocker,” “Demon ” and “Gator,” also were considered, said Chuck Wagner, a spokesman for the Naval Air Systems Command. The plane, which is to enter service beginning in 2009, replaces the EA-6B “Prowler,” a Vietnam War-era workhorse that is being...