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Old 7th Jul 2015, 20:45
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Doesn't include the current fit AWACS though.... Presumably this will allow the USN to shoot down more friendlies quicker! (Once had to throw a USN Carrier Battle Group off the active operational surveillance net because they kept changing the identity of all Allied aircraft returning from sausage side under the correct ACO to Assumed Hostile).


Edited to add - the E-3 does not send sensor data over the data link. Even if it could, it would be interesting to see whether the accuracy of a long range surveillance radar would be allowed to interlace with a much higher data rate fire control radar. The system would need to use a great deal of valuable bandwidth as well!
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