boom175 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hey Guys, what is the "real" designation of that data modem that kinda looks like a ACMI pod that A-10's carry over A-stan?? I know I should know, but I am stymied!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Craig, is it this? http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2006/08-Au...BO-01122093.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 It very well might be Ken, Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waco Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I think he's talking about the FACE pod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 1-800-CAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
William G Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Holy Schnitzel... 2 Satellite phones built into the pod... WOW Think of the roaming charges... Seriously that is an interesting idea... William G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred Garvin Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) I think here's a picture of Sniper (I think) (edit: just re-read your first post and saw that you were talking about an ACMI looking pod....SADL and Sniper definately ain't it. What Waco posted looks to be it, except that doesn't look like a hollowed out jamming pod like the article said. It looks like a hollowed out ACMI pod. Then again he might be talking about the pod on the other wing...) It's part of the Precision Engagement (PE) program upgrading all A-10s to A-10Cs. From an article in Code One: Most of the changes are related to avionics. The A-10 is now wired to carry either the Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33(v) Sniper XR or the Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-28 Litening AT advanced targeting pod. The upgrade also includes an uprated 1760 data bus running to six of the aircraft’s eleven weapon stations, which enables the A-10 to carry the GBU-31/32/38 Joint Direct Attack Munition series and the CBU-103/104/105 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser; upgraded DC power converters; and a digital stores management system. The Situational Awareness Data Link, or SADL, is also part of the upgrade. "Being a guy who never flew with a radar, seeing the SADL picture is magic," Baker observes. "We share data, and it is all secure. With SADL, you don’t necessarily have to input target coordinates manually. I just slave the targeting pod to what I’m looking at, and the system figures out the coordinates. Then I can send that information to the other jets so everyone is looking at the same thing." In the cockpit, the A-10C pilot has two five- by five-inch color multifunction displays with a moving map as well as a new control stick and throttle. "The jet was all analog and manual before," notes Marino. "I had to reach up to the instrument panel and throw switches and push buttons to drop a bomb. Now, I can change the switch positions and drop weapons without taking my hands off the throttle or stick." Edited December 21, 2008 by Fred Garvin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I think he's talking about the FACE pod. Thanks Waco!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 It's an AN/ALQ-Thingamabob. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spongebob Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 So, you can't talk on a cell phone while driving on a base but you can talk on 2 while you fly? Spongebob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 It's the AN/ARC-235 FACE pod. The following link has a lot of information and a picture of the pod on an F-15E. http://warthogcombatloadouts.blogspot.com/...c-235-face.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 So, you can't talk on a cell phone while driving on a base but you can talk on 2 while you fly?Spongebob Spongebob, Are you actually looking for the DOD to make sense? Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 So, you can't talk on a cell phone while driving on a base but you can talk on 2 while you fly?Spongebob The hands-free device is part of the A-10C upgrade, making the A-10 pilot fully compliant with USAF cell phone regs. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Oh good, now it'll be easier to call in airstrikes on the Decepticons! "LEFT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Oh good, now it'll be easier to call in airstrikes on the Decepticons! "LEFT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK!" No more routing calls through annoyed Indian call center guys while under massive fire. XD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffryfontaine Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Is it Blue Tooth enabled? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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