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Ukranian F-16 with AMRAAM AIM-120C air-to-air missiles. (sopuli.xyz)
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The Pylon Integrated Dispensing System Plus (PIDS+) and Electronic Combat Integrated Pylon System Plus (ECIPS+) installed on the F-16

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[–] zakobjoa 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I had to look it up, but PIDS sounds very useful.

For everyone who also didn't know: it's a missile detection system with three cameras in each pylon, so almost 360Β° coverage, and automatic flare/chaff dispensers.