How the J(M)'s IEWS works is it measures the direction and change in direction of signals on it’s RWR and MAWS, along with signal intensity to find the heading of the missile, it then deploys countermeasures based on that. So presumably it uses more CMs the more directly and closer a missile comes to it, or not deploying CMs if it doesn’t have the energy to hit. It also has the usual sensor fusion for identifying if a missile is a fox 2 or 3 for choosing the CM type to deploy, although, given that it has AN/ALE-45Js and not AN/ALE-47s, i’m assuming countermeasures for this would have to be loaded by dispenser.
The actual threat priority for the pilot is a lot more complex then that, with them messing around with a lot of AI stuff for it.
The F-15J(M) has the J/APQ-1 Approach Warning Receiver. It’s a multi-purpose rear facing radar based system, capable of detecting planes or missiles approaching from the rear hemisphere. The sensor is located in the black balls at the tail of the plane. It is only a rear facing system, with the radar or IRST pod capable of covering the forward hemisphere. (The Radar only mentions identifying incoming missiles, it’s not clear if it works for defensive sensor fusion on the J(M), although i doubt it does)
I wonder if we will ever see the F-16C Block 50 PoBIT with PIDS+ I know in real life some Air National Guard Squadrons have equipped PIDS+ onto their aging F-16C Block 50s I just dont know whether they are recieving the PoBIT upgrade or not
I wonder what blog we get today, also on a side note we now have tanks that not only are tested but never been adopted but also adding stuff that the real life armed forces haven’t even made a delivery yet.
I’m kinda hope to see that Leopard 2a4 that the South Africans tested because it seems war thunder likes to bend the rules more often now.