*** Posted by Rapier ***
Hello again,

I think I understand what you are refering to now. A typical Wild Weasel mission does induce the use of such devices, some already attached to the F-16 some can be attached & removed at will, but preperation of Wild Weasel missions is important, especially when gathering electronic order of battle information. The pilot must make sure everything is callibrated (weapons, ECM, targeting systems otherwise you'll get caught with your pants down) well before he leaves the base for a W-W mission. The LANTRIN includes a navigation pod (NVP) & a targeting pod (TGP) and weighs about 500 lb's. The LANTRIN helps aquire target's and allows weapons deployment (can also work in Low level light conditions). I think there is a radar receiver at the tail of the F-16 which basically listen's and picks up more intelligence in the target area so targets can be passed on to wing and other packages. They can subsequently be taken out quit easily. I think that it is also intergrated into the ECM some how but I am not sure about this.

Regards

Rapier