AN/ALR-56M

Advanced radar warning receiver

Long range warning for mission success

AN/ALR-56M
Advanced radar warning receiver system
• U.S. Air Force standard advanced RWR
• Unambiguous threat detection/identification
• Advanced architecture for high-density environment
• C-J band coverage — growth to MMW and other bands
• Designed for easy RF compatibility/interoperability with a wide
range of aircraft and EW avionics
• User/flightline reprogrammable
• Demonstrated high operational MTBF and low MTTR
• Two-level maintenance assures low life-cycle cost
• Over 1000 systems; baseline equipment on F-16, B-1B, C-130J
and UK RMPA aircraft

Benefits
• Expanded situational awareness enabling long-range response
strategy — threat avoidance
• Easy interoperability with a wide range of aircraft and avionics
• Demonstrated high operational MTBF and low MTTR
• Two-level maintenance assures low life-cycle costs
• User reprogrammability
• Operational on F-16 and C-130 — combat-proven
• Provides effective threat warning and primary sensor/control for
expanded defensive aids systems
• Retrofits easily into numerous aircraft utilizing installed antennas
and displays

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System features
• Modern RISC-computer controlled, Forward Antennas
wideband, agile, superheterodyne Aft Antennas
receiver architecture 1
1
• Automatically adapts selectivity and 4 5
2 3
sensitivity to the threat environment
• Reliable detection and digital Low Band Antenna
preprocessing eliminates non-threat RF F-16
signals
• Adaptive high-speed digital signal
processing
Forward Antenna Installations
• Adaptive real-time filtering provides
protection against high-rate emitters
and CW signals 1
1
2 3
• Continuous built-in test and calibration 4 5
Aft Antennas
with in-cockpit reporting
• Capability growth (e.g., dual pole,
Low Band Antennas
mmW, precision location, identification)
C-130J
• Detects and identifies all modern
search, acquisition and tracking radars FL FR
of ground-based and aircraft weapons
systems

AL AR
RF Receivers 1 Superhet Receiver 2 Superhet Controller 3
• First Conversion • Baseband Conversion • Video Processor
• High Sensitivity • IF Processing • Channelizer
• Band Selected Input • Multi-Port Input • Instantaneous Fine Frequency
• Baseband Output • High-Speed Input Switching Measurement
• Built-in Test • Fast Agile Frequency Response • Pulse/Signal Parameter
• Tunable Notch Filter Measurement

FL FR Analysis Processor 5
• Real-Time Preprocessor
• Flight-Line
OMNI Reprogrammable
• Screen Processor
C/D Receiver/ • 1553 Avionics Bus
AL AR
Power Supply 4 • 1553 EW Bus
• High Sensitivity • Cockpit Interfaces
• Multi-Port Input
• Single Output WO

• Built-in Test

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