AN/ALQ-218 receiver system

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airborne electronic support measures system electronic warfare receiver system signals intelligence sensor suite

The AN/ALQ-218 receiver system is an advanced electronic warfare sensor suite used on the EA-18G Growler to detect, identify, and locate enemy radar and electronic emissions for jamming and suppression missions.

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Label	Occurrences
AN/ALQ-218 receiver system canonical	1
EA-18G mission systems	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7007516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AN/ALQ-218 receiver system
Context triple: [EA-18G Growler, avionics, AN/ALQ-218 receiver system]

A. AN/APG-63
The AN/APG-63 is a long-range, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system developed by the United States for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting on fighter aircraft.
B. AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
C. Hughes AN/APG-65 radar
The Hughes AN/APG-65 is a multimode, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system widely used in modern fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
D. AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
E. AN/APG-70
The AN/APG-70 is an advanced multi-mode pulse-Doppler radar system developed for modernized variants of the F-15 fighter to provide long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AN/ALQ-218 receiver system
Target entity description: The AN/ALQ-218 receiver system is an advanced electronic warfare sensor suite used on the EA-18G Growler to detect, identify, and locate enemy radar and electronic emissions for jamming and suppression missions.

A. AN/APG-63
The AN/APG-63 is a long-range, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system developed by the United States for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting on fighter aircraft.
B. AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
C. Hughes AN/APG-65 radar
The Hughes AN/APG-65 is a multimode, pulse-Doppler fire-control radar system widely used in modern fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
D. AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
E. AN/APG-70
The AN/APG-70 is an advanced multi-mode pulse-Doppler radar system developed for modernized variants of the F-15 fighter to provide long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground targeting capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airborne electronic support measures system ⓘ electronic warfare receiver system ⓘ signals intelligence sensor suite ⓘ
associatedWith	EA-18G Growler electronic warfare suite ⓘ linked to: EA-18G Growler
belongsToProgram	EA-18G Growler program ⓘ linked to: EA-18G Growler
category	defense electronics ⓘ military avionics ⓘ
collects	enemy radar emissions ⓘ radio frequency signals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designedFor	high-threat air defense environments ⓘ tactical airborne platforms ⓘ
domain	electromagnetic spectrum operations ⓘ electronic warfare ⓘ
enables	cueing of jamming systems ⓘ precision targeting of enemy emitters ⓘ situational awareness of electromagnetic environment ⓘ
function	emitter geolocation ⓘ signal analysis ⓘ threat identification ⓘ wideband signal reception ⓘ
integratedWith	EA-18G Growler avionics ⓘ linked to: EA-18G Growler EA-18G Growler jamming pods ⓘ linked to: EA-18G Growler EA-18G Growler mission systems ⓘ linked to: EA-18G Growler
mountedOn	fuselage of EA-18G Growler ⓘ wingtip pods of EA-18G Growler ⓘ
operatesIn	radio frequency spectrum ⓘ
primaryRole	detection of radar emissions ⓘ identification of radar emitters ⓘ location of radar emitters ⓘ
purpose	enable offensive electronic warfare operations ⓘ enhance survivability of friendly aircraft ⓘ
supports	real-time threat classification ⓘ real-time threat detection ⓘ real-time threat location ⓘ
supportsMission	electronic attack ⓘ electronic surveillance ⓘ signals intelligence collection ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ
typeOfSensor	passive receiver ⓘ
usedBy	United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor	battlefield surveillance ⓘ electronic order of battle development ⓘ threat warning ⓘ
usedOnPlatform	EA-18G Growler ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EA-18G Growler → avionics → AN/ALQ-218 receiver system ⓘ

AN/APG-79 → integratedWith → EA-18G mission systems ⓘ

subject linked to: AN/APG-79 AESA radar

linked to: AN/ALQ-218 receiver system

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