11bee Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Guard and reserve F-16's are getting some pretty slick new pylons, equipped with countermeasure dispensers and missile warning sensors. Believe they might have some ECM equipment installed as well. Always thought it was interesting that in many ways, these reserve component aircraft are better equipped than their active duty counterparts. Good subject for some aftermarket resin folks! Full story is here: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32521/air-force-f-16s-are-getting-pylons-with-built-in-missile-warning-sensors-and-countermeasures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, Whiskey said: I need to find the palm-slap emoji! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 You still da' man 🐝..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 With the corona panic in full swing I decided to grocery shop at NAS JRB Fort Worth today. I bumped in to a pilot from the Spads, my old squadron. I recall we had PIDS pylons. Interestingly he was vaguely familiar with them but not the ones discussed above. They don’t fly with them. They expect 35’s in 4 years so those block 32s are progged for the boneyard or Homestead. I wonder if they’ll ever get the new ones at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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