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AN/ALR-56

Country of Origin: USA

The AN/ALR-56A/C is the radar warning receiver (RWR) fitted in the U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle as part of the Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS). It was the first RWR designed to "power manage" an aircraft's active electronic countermeasures system.

The system can perform a programmed frequency search with emphasis on the low band and the ability to blank out or look through jammers. Four circularly polarized spiral antennas feed the system, one mounted on each wing tip and...

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