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In Behind the Green Water, Northern Watch F-16s are involved in SAM suppression in the no-fly zone north of the 36th parallel intended to protect the Kurds of the area. (USAF photos) The HTS allows HARM to be employed in the range-known mode providing longer range shots with greater target specificity. This specialized version of the F-16, which can also carry the ALQ-119 Electronic Jamming Pod for self protection, became the sole provider for Air Force SEAD missions when the F-4G Wild Weasel was retired from the Air Force inventory. The lethal SEAD mission now rests solely on the shoulders of the F-16 Harm Targeting System. Although F-18s and EA-6Bs are HARM capable, the F-16 provides the ability to use the HARM in its most effective mode. The original concept called for teaming the F-15 Precision Direction Finding (PDF) and the F-16 HTS. Because this teaming concept is no longer feasible, the current approach calls for the improvement of the HTS capability. The improvement will come from the Joint Emitter Targeting System (JETS), which facilitates the use of HARM's most effective mode when launched from any JETS capable aircraft. F-16CJ (CJ means block 50) comes in C-Model (1 seat) and D-Model (2 seat) versions.
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Block 50D/52D Wild Weasel F-16CJ
is best recognized for its
ability to carry the AGM-88 HARM and the AN/ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System (HTS)
in the suppression of enemy air defenses [SEAD] mission.