F-16 ADF Air Defense Fighter

F-16 ADF
Air Defense Fighter
In October 1986, the U.S. Air Force announced that it blocks the 15 F - 16A / B aircraft will be converted to an aircraft air defense for the Air National Guard will take over the combat mission to thwart the defense of North America. with bombers and cruise missiles.



The first F - 16A ADF conversion was completed in February 1989, while the contract was placed for the improvement and modification of 270 F - 16A / B of the Ogden Air Logistics in Utah. John Block 15 aircraft for the ADF program, meaning all that was needed to prevent a run on both standard and 15OCU. Ogden ALC for ADF aircraft are needed to be blocked, the net effect is that all the systems, avionics 15OCU body aircraft ADF ADF 15OCU last blog left Ogden in 1992.

And aircraft structures.

Modifications, including Bendix King (now Allied Signal) radio AN/ARC-200HF/SSB. A quick word with the security module II and Teledyne / E Mk.XII the Advanced IFF (APX - 109) radar APG - 66 Modified (the APG - 66A) to look down / capabilities. the shooting down to a small target detection and optical CW (continuous wave) to the aIM - 7.

150,000 candle night spotlight ID is already installed on port side of the nose. (Below and in front of the cockpit) to aid in the identification of intruders at night. Planes were fitted to the 600 (US) gallon (2271 liter) tank, the external and the six BVR missiles such as AIM - 7 Sparrow or AIM - 120 AMRAAM.