From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>>> Elint assets are extremely valuable.  Most have stunning self-defence
>>> capabilities, though not much is ever said about them.  It would be a
> very
>>> brave and somewhat irrational fighter pilot who took on a Nimrod.
>>>
>> Not once he caught line of sight & had reasonably manual weapons such as
>> cannon. Up till that point I might agree.
>
> No AWACS flies without a couple of close friends nearby.
>
>

Awacs can only be counted as Elint if one takes a very general picture of Elint.

A tad EMR-noisy methinks.

Turn off the emitters & suppose one could use one as such.


Adam

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