"Airborne Decoys and Deception" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2014 12:38 p.m. PST |
"Airborne decoys are a well established countermeasure for combat aircraft and have been used for many years. The Raytheon AN/ALE 50 for example are used on B1 Bombers and F16/F18 Fighters. RAF Typhoons have a particularly advanced system now marketed under the EuroDASS Praetorian banner from Selex…"
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| capncarp | 17 Apr 2014 7:50 a.m. PST |
Back in the High Middle Ages of the Cold War, the USAF had an airborne decoy called the "Quail", which was designed to spoof the signature of the launching aircraft, most likely a B-52, so that the actual aircraft could carry out its mission with fewer pursuers. |
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