ASTAC
ASTAC ({{langx|fr|Analyseur de signaux tactiques}}) is a B band to K band (NATO) SIGINT aircraft pod made by Thales Group. It is a reconnaissance system used to intercept and analyse tactical and technical data on Radio frequency emissions radiated by land-based radars and weapon systems.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/asset/document/astac_5_juin_2013_v2_val_def_bat_ok_0.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015754/https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/asset/document/astac_5_juin_2013_v2_val_def_bat_ok_0.pdf |archive-date=2017-12-10 |url-status=dead }} Recording capabilities and datalinks for real-time interfaces with ground stations are available as options.{{cite web |url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence/astac |title=ASTAC {{!}} Thales Group |website=www.thalesgroup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919233409/https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence/astac |archive-date=2015-09-19}} In operation under F-4 Phantom, Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000D, Mirage F1. Two of them also equip the two Transall C-160G Gabriel, one at each wingtip.{{cite book |last1=Wright |first1=Kevin |last2=Jefferies |first2=Peter |title=Looking Down the Corridors: Allied Aerial Espionage Over East Germany and Berlin |date=2015 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-0750964586 |page=115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tRLDCAAAQBAJ&pg=PP115 |access-date=December 8, 2021}} It has been fitted under F-16 for NATO trials. The different generations of ASTAC are operated by more than ten air forces worldwide.