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  • TVL1970 said:
    IBM APS-116 sensor installation in the radome for the Grumman A-6B Intruder. See more in comments here:

Atlas Details: Standard Arm Aircraft Radome TIA; Building 18 Date: 08/03/1967

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  • TVL1970 said:
    Grumman A-6 Intruder nose radome modified with sensors to detect enemy radars for Intruders converted to A-6B "Iron Hand" configuration. Approximately 19 A-6Bs were built/converted from A-6A configuration for use in the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) role (via use of the AGM-78 Standard Anti-Radiation Missile or "STARM") during the Vietnam War. See: steeljawscribe.com/2008/10/02/flightdeck-friday-iron-hand...

Atlas Details: Antenna TIAS Installation; Back View Date: 02/07/1968

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  • TVL1970 said:
    "TIAS" stands for the IBM APS-118 Target Identification Acquisition System which was fitted to Grumman A-6A Intruder aircraft modified to A-6B standard for the "Iron Hand" Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) role, seeking out and destroying enemy radar systems with the AGM-78 Standard Anti-Radiation Missile ("STARM"). This photo shows the installation of button antennae in an A-6 radome for the TIAS system. Also see: