You did not have to respond to anyone who would call the ALQ-99 a patch. A patch so effective that even the Australians, trusted allies, were not given the same specifications/capabilities as the USN.
Calling it a patch is akin to calling the space shuttle a paper plane.
20 posted on 04/30/2014 1:36:11 PM PDT by spetznaz
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