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From: v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul C Stacy)
Subject: Re: PAVE xxx?
Organization: University at Buffalo
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 05:22:18 GMT
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From: v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul C Stacy)

In article <1990Oct29.032929.10381@cbnews.att.com>, fvance@airgun.wg.waii.com (Frank Vance) writes...
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>From: fvance@airgun.wg.waii.com (Frank Vance)
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>What are some of the various PAVE programs, and what do they have in
>common, such that they get a PAVE name?
> 

There is the PAVE TACK pod fitted on the F-111 (F and maybe others in the
future?).  This has a FLIR fitted and can guide laser-guided bombs.  If you've
seen the shot of the Libyan transport planes exploding when we bombed them,
that is what the shot was taken through.  I have seen it attached to the 
centerline pylon of the F-4 and F-15 (probably testing it for the E version).

There is also a PAVE SPIKE pod, which I believe does about the same thing.
It looks a little smaller that TACK does.

Perhaps someone could add to what I've said here?




				Paul