AN/ALQ-172 Pave Mint
Country of Origin: USA
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The AN/ALQ-172 electronic countermeasures (ECM) system is an upgraded version of the ALQ-117 jamming system for the U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber. The interim modification is called Pave Mint (see separate database listing for ALQ-117).
The ALQ-172 replaces the fixed-horn transmitting antennas of the ALQ-117 with phased-array antennas. This modification permits the antenna to electronically steer the jamming beam and increases the radiated power that can be directed at a...
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