AE ▁Systems , ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁terminal ▁suitable ▁for ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁installation . ▁ ▁The ▁Hugh es ▁effort ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Bob ▁Kr amp ▁and ▁the ▁S inger ▁effort ▁by ▁John ▁S put z . ▁ ▁In ▁concert ▁with ▁contract or ▁efforts ▁a ▁M IT RE ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁My ron ▁Le iter ▁and ▁consisting ▁of ▁communic ations ▁and ▁digital ▁signal ▁processing ▁engine ers ▁ref ined ▁the ▁J T ID S ▁design ▁to ▁optimize ▁inter ference ▁re jection ▁and ▁link ▁performance . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁these ▁efforts ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁performance ▁specific ations ▁and ▁provided ▁guidance ▁to ▁the ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁consider ations ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁experienced ▁Air ▁Force ▁combat ▁pil ots ▁Col . ▁Ken ▁K ron l und ▁and ▁Col . ▁Cl iff ▁Miller ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁valuable ▁inputs ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁We ap ons ▁Center . ▁ ▁A ▁pair ▁of ▁jet ▁instrument ▁train ers ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁F - 1 5 ▁like ▁displays ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁evaluate ▁display ▁techniques ▁and ▁understand ▁pilot ▁work ▁load ▁and ▁benefits . ▁ ▁Ell ings on ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁M IT RE ▁Command ▁and ▁Control ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁became ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁M IT RE ▁Communic ations ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁M IT RE ▁Command ▁and ▁Control ▁Division . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period