DAS

Question 1

What aircraft threats does the current Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) deploy countermeasures against?

Answer 1

Radar emitters and missiles

Question 2

What is the Vicon 78 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS) designed to defeat when installed?

Answer 2

Most current Infrared (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) guided missiles

Question 3

How are Mission Dependent Data (MDD) files loaded into the Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)?

Answer 3

Using a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card via a Data Transfer Unit (DTU)

Question 4

What frequency ranges does the Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) processor cover?

Answer 4

0.5 to 18 GHz and 32 to 40 GHz

Question 5

Against what is a received radar signal compared?

Answer 5

A library of known radar threats from the preloaded Mission Dependent Data (MDD) and a preloaded generic library (the default library)

Question 6

Which system does the User Data Module (UDM) connect to?

Answer 6

Missile Warning System (MWS)

Question 7

What is the purpose of the User Data Module (UDM)?

Answer 7

To hold the Preflight Message (PFM) and Operational Flight Program (OFP) for the Missile Warning System (MWS)

Question 8

Where is the Missile Warning System (MWS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) located

Answer 8

Rear equipment compartment, centrally on the bottom forward shelf.

Question 9

What is the purpose of the Electro-Optical Missile Sensor (EOMS) heating element?

Answer 9

To prevent the sensor becoming obscured by condensation

Question 10

What is a function of the Boxed Countermeasures Processor Module (BCPM)?

Answer 10

Carries out programmed firing of the countermeasures on request from the Defensive Aids Suite controller (DASc)

Question 11

Where is the Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS) Safety Disarm Unit (SDU) pin fitted?

Answer 11

Adjacent to the right-hand cockpit door

Question 12

What do the large arrows to the left and right of the variable window threat warning display represent to the operator?

Answer 12

The manoeuvre indications

Question 13

What is the maximum amount of active emitters that can be displayed on the Cockpit Display System (CDS) tactical display?

Answer 13

128

Question 14

What data remains protected and is not deleted when a Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) ZEROISE command is initiated from the TOTE view STATUS page?

Answer 14

The files stored on the Mission Dependent Data (MDD) card