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Recognizing the need for an all-weather precision geo-location and reconnaissance system with the reliability and performance inherent in AESA radars, the U.S. Air Force with Northrop Grumman embarked on a program in the late 1990s to design, fabricate, test and field a unique radar system that is known today as the AN/ASQ-236. According to an official USAF statement, the pod will be fielded on the F-15E Strike Eagle during the summer of 2011, however it was noted on F-15E test platforms since 2006.
Since this is a fresh technological item, not much is known publicly about it. Information concerning the design, development, and production of the ASQ-236 are all classified to protect critical technologies and improved operational capabilities. FeaturesThe AN/ASQ-236 pod system is externally mounted and is fully integrated with the aircraft. Because of this full integration it most probably requires a "wired" external store to be attached to. Wired external stores are STA-2, STA-8 (left and right wing pylons), STA-5 (centerline pylon), LCT-1 through 3, RCT-1 through 3 (left and right internal CFT pylons). The radar pod is a self-contained system consisting of an antenna, inertial navigation system, and environmental cooling system. The antenna is attached to a positioner plate that allows it to move about the roll axis. The pod design also incorporates a fully automated built-in-test, or BIT, that indicates the health of the system to the operator and maintenance crews. The BIT allows fault isolation to the line-replaceable module level enabling high system availability. Technical Data
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| Last Updated on Sunday, 28 November 2010 |
The AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod (or recce pod) is an externally mounted sensor unit which is brand new on the F-15E Strike Eagle. It contains synthetic aperture 
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