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    An infrared countermeasure (IRCM) is a device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ("heat seeking") missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared...
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  • Common Infrared Countermeasures program, is a United States Army initiative intended to develop a lightweight, low-cost and modular laser-based infrared protection...
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    A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by an aircraft to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") surface-to-air missile or...
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    missiles, primarily MANPADS and similar simple systems. Earlier infrared countermeasures like flares or hot block systems that produce random flashes of...
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    emissions." Anti-ballistic missile Countermeasure Infrared countermeasure Electronic countermeasure Flare (countermeasure) SRBOC (Super Rapid-Blooming Offboard...
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    electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar, or other detection systems, like infrared (IR)...
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  • Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System (category Missile countermeasures)
    Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System (CAMPS) is an infrared countermeasure against infrared-homed anti-aircraft missiles, specifically designed to...
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    1984 and 2009 were caused by infrared-homing missiles. They are, however, subject to a number of simple countermeasures, most notably by dropping flares...
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  • involving electronics and directed energy Infrared countermeasure – Device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing missiles Low-probability-of-intercept...
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    difficult to detect by aircraft employing countermeasure systems. The first missiles deployed in the 1960s were infrared missiles. First generation MANPADS,...
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  • Ebner, Paul (15 September 2010), Canada - AN/AAQ-24(V) Directional Infrared Countermeasure Systems, retrieved 9 August 2024 Keller, John (4 June 2020), Northrop...
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  • Active protection system (category Weapons countermeasures)
    Digital Radio Frequency Memory Electronic countermeasures Flare (countermeasure) Infrared countermeasures National Missile Defense Reactive armor Strategic...
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    distraction of radar-guided weapons through active and passive means. An infrared countermeasure device is planned for future retrofits. Airborne Systems's Naval...
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    include new laser, infrared, ultraviolet warning receivers, and directional infrared countermeasure systems (DIRCM) to defend against infrared homing (IR) missiles...
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    infra-red guided missiles. See Infrared countermeasure. Start of the 21st century missiles such as the ASRAAM use an "imaging infrared" seeker which "sees" the...
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    laser-based Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) (mounted on the port and starboard rear fuselage) BAE Systems AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System...
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    Support (BAAINBw) to integrate and certify the J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system into the A400M's Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS)...
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    AN/ALE-47 (category Electronic countermeasures)
    The AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System is used to protect military aircraft from incoming radar and infrared homing missiles. It works...
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  • Anti-ballistic missile defense countermeasures are tactical or strategic actions taken by an attacker to overwhelm, destroy, or evade anti-ballistic missile...
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  • Infrared Electromagnetic modeling Radar cross section Infrared detector Infrared countermeasures Survivability The Handbook Of The SAS And Elite Forces...
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    Systems was awarded a contract to supply its J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system for integration on the Italian Air Force's C-130J...
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    capacity, low infrared (IR) signature, digital cockpit, ballistic protection, improved avionics, electronic warfare and countermeasure capability. The...
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    Multinational MRTT Fleet began integrating the J-Music Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed by Elbit Systems into its aircraft. This...
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  • Flight Guard (category Missile countermeasures)
    Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasure (MUSIC) which began development in 2008, that does not use flares. CAMPS Common Infrared Countermeasures program Northrop...
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    others: directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM, flare systems and other forms of infrared countermeasures for protection against infrared missiles; chaff...
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    Sergan, V. (2003). "Wide-angle achromatic prism beam steering for infrared countermeasure applications". Opt. Eng. 42 (4): 1038–1047. Bibcode:2003OptEn....
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    (MWS), a Laser Warning Receiver (LWS), Directed Infrared Countermeasures, systems for managing countermeasures such as chaff and flares, a RF decoy dispensing...
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    outfitted with missile defence and countermeasures dispensing systems, including large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) self-protection suites...
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    "F-16 TNI AU Dilengkapi Rudal AIM-9P5 Sidewinder, Punya Kemampuan Infrared Countermeasure". Indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 March 2024. "Indonesia...
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    system, night vision and thermal imaging devices, and Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) for the A400M, radar warning receivers, and EW controllers...
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