What is this thing hanging off an F-15E wing?

[xray20]

Does anyone know what the device inboard of the AIM9 in this picture of an F-15E is?

I have seen them a lot, but never in the F-15 stores descriptions.

Thanks

[Lordzarj]

It’s an ACMI pod, for tracking aircraft during exercises.

 

See http://www.eielson.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/642597/acmi-pods-produce-knowledge-keeps-warfighters-sharp/

[QuiGon]

It’s an ACMI pod, for tracking aircraft during exercises.

 

See http://www.eielson.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/642597/acmi-pods-produce-knowledge-keeps-warfighters-sharp/

 

Indeed. You can use TacView to review your flight afterwards (or in real time). :smilewink:

Edited January 31, 2018 by QuiGon

[xray20]

Thanks,

I took the picture at RAF Lakenheath. The F-15 obviously spends a lot of time at the ACMI range in the North Sea. I'll bet the data is encrypted. It would be good to do live Tacview of the aircraft on the range.

[QuiGon]

Those ACMI missiles are available in DCS btw:

:D

[RaceFuel85]

Thanks,

I took the picture at RAF Lakenheath. The F-15 obviously spends a lot of time at the ACMI range in the North Sea. I'll bet the data is encrypted. It would be good to do live Tacview of the aircraft on the range.

 

ACMI pods can be uploaded in less than 5 minutes, it's basically the same as loading a sidewinder.

[RShackleford]

ACMI pod like the others were saying. You can also track these aircraft in a 3d space real time when the ACMI pods are active. Makes it pretty easy to have another guy from the squadron to act like a GCI/AWACS without the need of actually having a ground radar or an E-3 with an air battle manager controller, so defensive counter air and tactical intercept training can be done cheaply. Afterwards the ACMI shop puts the data on a disc and gives it to the aircrew so you can validate missile shots and kinematics during the debrief and replay the entire fight.