Propose an RF Expendable Jammer as a launch and leave electronic jamming round that could be released from the ALE-40 dispenser in the Pylon Integrated Dispensing System (PIDS) or other internal dispenser systems on the aircraft.

CRITICAL NEED FOR SUPPORT- The F-15’s internal electronic warfare (EW) suite has been defunded and disconnected since 2012 while the aircraft awaits its next generation EW upgrade. There are RF expendable decoys on the market and should be considered

STATES IMPACTED - All ANG F-15 Aircraft at CONUS and OCONUS sites

MISSION CRITICAL NEED - Whether through the program of record or separate initiatives, modernization upgrades for the EW suite require the following capabilities: proactive and directed offensive electronic attack, electronic warfare situational awareness improvements, and self-protection capabilities that include radar cross section (RCS) reduction, infrared countermeasures, and defensive jamming from an expendable RF Decoy

DEPLOYMENTJUSTIFICATION- The Air Force identified and validated defensive shortfalls in the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) Capability Development Document and initiated funding in FY13; however, sustainment funding of the legacy EW suite was terminated in FY12, leaving the F-15C without an integrated EW system against radar guided missiles

FUNDING JUSTIFICATION - Accordingly, EW sustainment funding must be reinstated, and legacy obsolescence addressed with interim capabilities for the 105 combat-coded Air National Guard (ANG) F-15 aircraft.

USAF FUNDING TO DATE - USAF is considering this capability for their F-15s and the F-15s and F-16s in the ANG

ANG REQUIREMENT - Tactical Air Forces 304-80-I/II/III-C System Operational Requirements Document for the F-15A-D Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite, 7 Apr 1992; EPAWSS Capability Development Document, Jun 2007; 2013-2015 ARC WEPTAC Conference.