Warthogs finally are getting Link 16 datalinks, too,” D’Urso explained. “With the integration of Link 16, the A-10 will be able to communicate and exchange data with all other legacy air assets, namely tactical jets, electronic warfare aircraft, bombers and AWACS, as well as the F-35.”
Finally, there’s a new radar — a first for the type. “The last known upgrade is the integration of a synthetic aperture radar pod to supplement the existing targeting capabilities provided by the Sniper and Litening targeting pods. While not officially confirmed, the pod in question could be the AN/ASQ-236 “Dragon’s Eye” active electronically scanned array radar pod, already operational on the F-15E Strike Eagle.”
Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/nothing-can-kill-10-warthog-and-we-meaning-nothing-85336
[…] acesta ar putea fi amplasat intr-o nacela pe pilon (de exemplu radarul cu apertura sintetica al AN/ASQ-236 “Dragon’s Eye”, nacela deja integrata pe F-15 si F-16), sau avionul ar lucra pur si simplu in retea cu alte […]