AN/ALQ-99
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tactical Jamming System, TJS, AN/ALQ-99A, AN/ALQ-99B, AN/ALQ-99C, AN/ALQ-99D, AN/ALQ-99E, AN/ALQ-99F
The AN/ALQ-99 is an airborne electronic warfare system, previously found on the EA-6B Prowler and now utilised by the EA-18G Growler military aircraft. The ALQ-99E version of the system was carried on the EF-111A Raven aircraft as an escort or standoff jammer. The aging ALQ-99 is to be replaced by the Next Generation Jammer systems.
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Vinony's link graph records 259 inbound references to AN/ALQ-99, and connects out to General Dynamics EF-111A Raven, United States Navy and Boeing EA-18G Growler.
It is catalogued under topics including Electronic countermeasures, Electronic warfare equipment and Equipment of the United States Air Force.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- electronic countermeasure
- Operator
- United States Marine Corps
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- ITT Corporation
- Image
- US.NAVY EA-18G(No.166942) ALQ-99F of VAQ-135 at MCAS IWAKUNI 20150503.JPG
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- Commons category
- AN/ALQ-99
- service entry
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- History
- Variants
- See also
- References
- External links
The AN/ALQ-99 is an airborne electronic warfare system, previously found on the EA-6B Prowler and now utilised by the EA-18G Growler military aircraft. The ALQ-99E version of the system was carried on the EF-111A Raven aircraft as an escort or standoff jammer. The aging ALQ-99 is to be replaced by the Next Generation Jammer systems.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/ALQ-99" designation represents the 99th design of an Army-Navy airborne electronic device for special countermeasures equipment. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
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