The following picture taken at Decimomannu airbase on Nov. 17, 2010, unveils an interesting detail: the Israeli F-16B Nezt just taken off from runway 35 for a Vega 2010 sortie carries what seems to be a chaff and a flare dispenser among the ventral fins, something that was never noticed before.
Close-up view:
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Could also be a towed decoy.
It looks like they are actually chaff and flare dispensers.
Thanks
As a IAF technician I can tell you these are chaff flare, some planes also have them on the upper part of the body around the back tail area.
Thank you Dan,
can you also confirm that the dome on the F-15D is a SATCOM antenna for UAV remote control?
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd80/cenciotti/2010/Vega%202010/Details/2010_11_25_0571_2.jpg
Ciao
David