not realistic for version Missile Warning System

[Viper1031]

Apologies if this has been addressed, but will the MWS eventually work in the Viper?

[ricktoberfest]

I believe the answer is no. It’s not actually installed in the specific block f16 that ours is modeled after. The buttons are there for export versions that might have it installed as an option. 

45 minutes ago, Viper1031 said:

Apologies if this has been addressed, but will the MWS eventually work in the Viper?

 

[Dragon1-1]

Actually, I think the switch is there because the CMDS itself is capable of taking MWS input, even if this particular airframe never had it. The control panel is standard and comes with the system. I don't know of any Viper variants with MWS, foreign or not. 

[VarZat]

16 minutes ago, Dragon1-1 said:

Actually, I think the switch is there because the CMDS itself is capable of taking MWS input, even if this particular airframe never had it. The control panel is standard and comes with the system. I don't know of any Viper variants with MWS, foreign or not. 

I know the Danish and Norwegian vipers had special pylons that brought MWS functionality.

[okopanja]

13 minutes ago, VarZat said:

I know the Danish and Norwegian vipers had special pylons that brought MWS functionality.

Dp you have source with year of introduction?

Btw: this one looks like it has a smashed glass...

[VarZat]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32521/air-force-f-16s-are-getting-pylons-with-built-in-missile-warning-sensors-and-countermeasures
US air force didnt get them untill 2020.

 

[Tholozor]

32 minutes ago, okopanja said:

Dp you have source with year of introduction?

Btw: this one looks like it has a smashed glass...

AFAIK, MWS-compatible pylons were introduced with MLU M3 (maybe M2) on EPAF F-16s, so somewhere around the early-to-mid-2000s(?), possibly late-90s, but definitely not used in USAF service for this block/timeframe.

Pylon-Integrated Dispenser System pylons (PIDS) were originally only store racks with chaff dispensers built-in. Once they were upgraded to carry IAMs, they also added provisions to mount MWS sensors, but didn't come standard (PIDSU), and could eventually have MWS installed on them (PIDSU+, referred to as PIDS+ in the SMS).

Electronic Countermeasure Integrated Pylon System (ECIPS, or referred to as MAUQ in the SMS) pylons were originally only store racks with integrated jammers. Same as the PIDS pylons, they were also upgraded for IAMs without the MWS (ECIPSU), and could also have them installed (ECIPSU+, referred to as MAUQ+ in the SMS).

The article @VarZat linked also has a similar breakdown of the variants.

Edited June 15, 2023 by Tholozor

[Ramstein]

DCS F-16 optical warning? I am suspicious of IR like from SA-8. Thanx

[Tholozor]

SA-8 doesn't use infrared-guided missiles. This variant of F-16 also isn't equipped with optically-based missile launch warning systems like on the A-10 or AH-64.