The SSR stores off-board images received from which systems in flight?

• A. DCS and MIDS.
• B. GPS and INS.
• C. TACAN and IFF.
• D. SATCOM and X-band radar.

Answer: (A)

Images carried by data-link networks are stored by the SSR. In flight, the SSR pulls off-board imagery from the aircraft’s data-link systems, which provide the path for sensor and image data from other platforms to reach the Growler. The Digital Communications System and the Multifunction Information Distribution System (Link 16) are the networks that deliver this external imagery to the aircraft so the SSR can store and display it.

Navigation and identification systems like GPS/INS or TACAN/IFF don’t supply image data to the SSR, and while SATCOM or X-band radar can carry communications or radar returns, they aren’t the primary sources of off-board imagery for the SSR in this context.