Engineering:ASTAC
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ASTAC (French: Analyseur de signaux tactiques) is a B band to K band (NATO) SIGINT aircraft pod made by Thales Group. It is a reconnaissance system used to intercept and analyse tactical and technical data on Radio frequency emissions radiated by land-based radars and weapon systems.[1] Recording capabilities and datalinks for real-time interfaces with ground stations are available as options.[2] In operation under F-4 Phantom, Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000D, Mirage F1. Two of them also equip the two Transall C-160G Gabriel, one at each wingtip.[3] It has been fitted under F-16 for NATO trials. The different generations of ASTAC are operated by more than ten air forces worldwide.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/asset/document/astac_5_juin_2013_v2_val_def_bat_ok_0.pdf.
- ↑ "ASTAC | Thales Group". https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence/astac.
- ↑ Wright, Kevin; Jefferies, Peter (2015). Looking Down the Corridors: Allied Aerial Espionage Over East Germany and Berlin. The History Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0750964586. https://books.google.com/books?id=tRLDCAAAQBAJ&pg=PP115. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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