Infrared countermeasure
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infrared-countermeasure-163-5798854
title:
Infrared countermeasure
text:
An infrared countermeasure (IRCM) is a device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared guidance system so that they miss their target. Heat-seeking missiles were responsible for about 80% of air losses in Operation Desert Storm. The most common method of infrared countermeasure is deploying flares, as the heat produced by the flares creates hundreds of targets for the missile. Conventional man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS)-launched m
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encyclopedia
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Device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing missiles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_countermeasure
date created:
2006-04-16T01:29:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T07:08:15Z
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