1. DEFENSE SYSTEMS EVALUATION
150th FIGHTER WING
DEFENSE SYSTEMS EVALUATION
(DSE)

2. Mission
PROVIDE MODERN, HIGH PERFORMANCE FIXED WING TEST SUPPORT AND TRAINING
FOR AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS
OF THE JOINT SERVICES

3. History USAF decision letter D-70-23 Summary
Phases down 4758 DSES Holloman AFB
Reduce Eglin 3246 TW tasking
Summary
F-100 DET 1- HMN AFB
A-7D/K - KAFB
F-16C/D BLK 40 - KAFB
F-16C/D BLK 30 - KAFB

4. Resources 8 BMC pilots 32 support personnel
1000 – 3000 hrs experience, Ave 120hrs/yr
Active TS security clearances / SCI eligible
32 support personnel
6 F-16C SI-AR (Combat Coded)
(188FS = 15 F-16C BI PAA + 2 AR)
600 flying hours per year
(Reimbursable, since 1992)

5. Generation Capability
70% MC rate X 6 A/C = 4 A/C (Ideal)
50% MC rate (more sustainable) equates to 2-3 aircraft on a daily basis.
Aircraft used for continuation training when not dedicated to test support.
Intermixing w/ FS = Increased A/C Avail

6. DSE Hours Flown 75 80 85 90 95 00

7. Stores Clearances Certified thru Seek Eagle (46th FTS)
120 day approval cycle (Minimum)
DSE Initiated thru ACC

8. Tracking / Positioning Pods
Certified Stores
Tracking / Positioning Pods
AN/ASQ-T38 -URITS
IGI POD - INTERNAL GPS INTEGRATION POD
TDARDS-9 -GPS TELEMETRY POD
LOCAITS -GPS TELEMETRY POD
C-BAND HARD BACK BEACON POD -INSTRUMENTATION POD
AIM 9 RETRO POD W/ INTERNAL C BAND
CERTIFIED AIS – T.O. F-16C-1-2

9. Certified Stores (Cont)
Electronic Emitters / Sensing Pods
AN/ALQ-184 (AN.ALQ-131) - PROGRAMMABLE ECM POD
VEEP2 (V)-10 -KA BAND ECM POD
QRC-335 V400 (LUNEBERG LENS MODIFIED) (ERINT/PAC-3/WSMR)
QRC-335 WITH ALE-40 DISPENSING SYSTEM (WSMR)
AN/AST-6(V)-10, -20, -30 – ECM POD, RADAR EMMITTER
AN/ALQ-167(V) – ECM POD (NAWC)
MUSKETEER JENNET – STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION POD

10. Certified Stores (Cont)
Countermeasures
INTERNAL ALQ-213 – BLK 30 STD (RR-170/188, MJU-7/M-206)
W/ PIDS PYLONS
AN/ALE-38 & AN/ALE-43 - CHAFF DISPENING POD
FIREDRAKE POD - VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL DISPENSING OF
M-206/MJU-10/MJU-27/3-88MK-46/OTHER

11. Certified Stores (Cont)
Tow / Airlaunch Targets
RM - 30B/CMTT - SERIES PODS WITH CM TOWED TARGETS
AQM SUPERSONIC AIR-LAUNCHED TARGET SIMULATOR
BQM SUBSONIC AIR-LAUNCHED TARGET SIMULATOR
*MA SUPERSONIC AIR-LAUNCHED TARGET SIMULATOR

12. AQM-37 Flight Clearance Over 30 Launches to Date
2 AQM’s, C-Band Beacon, C/L Ext Tank
50,000 ft, 550 kts / 1.8 Mach
Over 30 Launches to Date
1st Launch Dec ’98

13. AQM-37 (Cont) Facilities Utilized Range Requirements
Barking Sands PMRF, HI
Point Mugu NAS, CA
Kirtland AFB, NM
Wallops Flight Facility, VA
Range Requirements
50,000ft / 1.5 Mach = 50 NM, 4.0 Min
Cont Fuel (Hold ~15 min / Abort)

14. BQM-74 Flight Clearance Over 25 Launches to Date
2 BQM’s (or 1 w/ ALQ-167), C-Band Beacon
C/L Ext Tank or Wing Ext Tanks
Employment 300 kts / .65 Mach
350 kts / .75 Mach (420 kts after launch)
Over 25 Launches to Date
1st Launch Feb ’02

15. Offstation Support Required Manning: Equipment
4 Specialist (Avionics, Engine, etc)
2 Crewchiefs per A/C
1 Maintenance Supervisor
1 Pilot per A/C +1
? Misc (Weapons, Security, POL)
Equipment

16. DSE Projections TEST FY 04 FY 05 POC DSN
AEGIS LES PERKINS
PATRIOT ANGIE DELGADO
Pt MUGU TGT’s BILL WILSON
BRIGHT EYES SID BRENNAN
PATRIOT- LUT DON GRAZZIANO
RCN FLEET SUP LES PERKINS
F-22 OPEVAL LTC PIERRERA
F/A-22 CERT ALAN PALO
EUROFIGHTER STEVE BERKEL
F-16 Blk 60 CHASE LOCKHEED MART
TOTAL

17. 150th FIGHTER WING
QUESTIONS?