Ukrainian F-16s receive missile attack warning systems

Ukraine’s F-16 multi-role fighter jets have received Terma PIDS+ pylons with a missile attack warning system.

They were identified in a video posted on the official Telegram channel of the President of Ukraine.

The Danish-designed and manufactured Terma system was used to equip fighter jets of all European Air Force (EPAF) member states.

In 2018, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium ordered Terma PIDS+ pylons with the Hensoldt AAR-60(V)2 (MWS) missile warning system for their F-16s.

All of these countries were supposed to transfer these fighters to Ukraine, so it is not clear whether the aircraft shown today was transferred from these countries.

The MWS is important because it provides a vital enhancement to the F-16’s self-defense capability, enabling the aircraft to detect and counterattack missiles in advance.

The MWS consists of six sensors and one computer. Three sensors are installed on each of the two pylons, their location providing almost complete spherical coverage around the aircraft.

The computer is installed in the right pylon. The AAR-60(V)2 transmits threat information to the Terma ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System located in the cockpit.

The ALQ-213 selects the most effective sequence of chaffs realis from the Flare-Up module located in the PIDS+ pylon.

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The traps are fired at an angle so that they shoot diagonally downward and do not hit the missile mounted on the fighter jet’s wingtip.

Terma is currently supplying Flare-Up kits for F-16s to the US Air National Guard, while the US Air Force ordered Israeli systems in 2020.