By Larry Davis, David Menard
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The diamond-shaped antennas around the nose are for the APR-25 RHAW system. (Warren Kerzon) REPUBLIC F-105 THUNDERCHIEF 51 In 1968, the EF-1 05Fs received the first of the next generation ARM, the General Dynamics AGM-78A Standard ARM. The Standard ARM had a range of up to 60 miles. This 357th TFS Weasel Thud sits "cocked and ready" on the Takhli ramp with a full load of ARMs-2 Shrikes and a single AGM-78A. s. Air Force) The weapon commonly used by the Wild Weasel crews was the Navy-developed Texas Instruments AGM-45 Shrike ARM.
Both be developed that could not only pods went operational in 1966. In identify the threat, but warn the 1967, 7th AF ordered that no F-1 05s other aircraft in the area, and then would enter North Vietnamese air space without at least one of the . attack the threat as well. pods. The Air Force developed the electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod The aircraft for the defense supfor the airborne jamming problem. pression mission was a different The F- 705F was chosen to replace the F-7 OOF as the primary SAM suppression aircraft in Mid- 7966.
The Air Force answer to jammed the NVAF fighter fire conthe SAM threat was two-fold: 1) trol radars. The problem with both Defensive jamming pods that could pods was that they were low in be carried by fighter aircraft. 2) A power, and had to be used in multidefense suppression aircraft had to ple numbers to be effective. Both be developed that could not only pods went operational in 1966. In identify the threat, but warn the 1967, 7th AF ordered that no F-1 05s other aircraft in the area, and then would enter North Vietnamese air space without at least one of the .