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The AN/ALQ-218 is an airborne electronic warfare system, found on EA-18G military aircraft.

System Description

The ALQ-218 is an airborne integrated jamming system designed and manufactured by EDO Corporation. Receiver equipment and antennas are mounted in a fin-tip pod while jamming transmitters and exciter equipment are located in under-wing pods. The system is capable of intercepting, automatically processing and jamming received radio frequency signals. The system receivers can also be used to detect, identify and direction find those signals, providing Signals intelligence (SIGINT) either automatically or manually.

Platforms

The AN/ALQ-218 is currently mounted on EA-18G Growler aircraft of the U.S. Navy.

Versions

• AN/ALQ-218 –

Performance

The AN/ALQ-218 has a maximum power output of 10.8 kW in its older versions and of 6.8 kW in its newer versions.

History

The AN/ALQ-218 has been used during the.

See also

• Electronic warfare
• Electronic countermeasures
• EA-18G Growler

Related ECMs

• AN/ALQ-99
• AN/ALQ-128
• AN/ALQ-144

External links

• The Anatomy of the Tacjammer
• Advanced Ram Air Driven Power and Cooling Unit (for ALQ-99 and nextgen equipment)
• EDO Corp - Manufacturer of components of the ALQ-99 system