[Red Baron]

L3Harris Unveils Podded Variant of Viper Shield Electronic Warfare System

U.S. company L3Harris revealed on Sep. 25, 2025 the podded version of its AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite for the F-16 fleet, offering an option for operators of the jet as an alternative to the internally mounted variant.

É uma questão de investimento.

[nelson38899]

porque não???

https://www.zona-militar.com/2025/09/29/elbit-sytems-presento-sus-capacidades-y-soluciones-para-equipar-a-los-cazas-f-16am-bm-de-la-fuerza-aerea-argentina/

[Red Baron]

porque não???

https://www.zona-militar.com/2025/09/29/elbit-sytems-presento-sus-capacidades-y-soluciones-para-equipar-a-los-cazas-f-16am-bm-de-la-fuerza-aerea-argentina/

Nós temos RwR da Elbit.

[Cabeça de Martelo]

Algumas pessoas nas redes sociais notaram algo de peculiar num dos vários vídeos de apresentação do KC-390 no dia 19:



Ora o equipamento presente nesta imagem, captada dentro do hangar da 501 em Beja, parece ser nada mais, nada menos que o Elbit Systems SPEAR AECM (Advanced Electronic Counter Measures), um pod avançado de guerra electrónica.

https://elbitsystems.com/product/spear-aecm-pod/


Este pod fará então parte da "suite" de autoprotecção e guerra electrónica contratada em 2019 à Elbit, em conjunto com o J-Music:

31.10.2019
Elbit Systems Awarded $50 Million Contract by the Portuguese MoD to Provide a Complete EW Suite for New KC-390 Aircraft

HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $50 million from the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply the Portuguese Air Force (“PtAF”) with a complete Electronic Warfare (EW) suite and Customer Logistics Support for the new KC-390 multi-mission aircraft. The contract will be performed over a five-year period.

Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply the PtAF’s KC-390 aircraft with a complete EW suite comprised of Radar and Laser Warning Systems, IR Missile Warning System, Countermeasures Dispensing System, a Directional IR Countermeasures (DIRCM) system and Active ECM (AECM) POD system.

https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-50-million-contract-by-the-portuguese-mod-to-provide-a-complete-ew-suite-for-new-kc-390-aircraft/

O KC-390 Millennium "26901/PT-ZDK" em Bragança este fim-de-semana, por ocasião das comemorações do 71º aniversário da FAP. Como se pode ver na imagem, a aeronave carrega nas estações das pontas das asas 2 pods avançados de guerra electrónica Elbit Systems SPEAR AECM, o que significa que os testes continuam em curso.

(Foto: André Carvalho)