Years of ALQ-135 LRIP without operational tests leave F-15s vulnerable
The Air Force will have bought nearly 90% of its planned total of 514 Northrop-built ALQ-135 jammers without operational testing, even though development tests turned up serious flaws and fielded units have never been up to snuff-a situation that has hurt F-15 readiness, though data on how badly is...
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