Infrared Countermeasures Test and Evaluation
Infrared Countermeasures Test and Evaluation
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A shadowy figure hides in the brush near a military or civilian airport. A man-portable surface-to-air missile rests on his shoulder as he watches the aircraft take off. When the big jet reaches 3,000 feet, the missile 'locks' onto the heat from the aircraft engines, and the gunner pulls the trigger. The 24-pound missile quickly accelerates to Mach 2, reaching its target in less than 5 seconds. The 4-pound warhead, although relatively small, is enough to bring the aircraft down. Over half a million of these relatively inexpensive weapons are available worldwide and are easily obtainable by terrorists, insurgents, and other enemy combatants. To counter this threat, the U.S. military, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, are developing Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) systems. These IRCM systems are designed to defeat both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles by detecting the ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) radiation from the missile plume (the exhaust trail from the missile) and then initiating countermeasures. Countermeasures include both flares, which are designed to give the missile a decoy target; and laser jammers, which cause missile guidance systems to abruptly steer away from the target aircraft. Examples of IRCM systems currently in development include the Army's Advanced Threat IRCM/Common Missile Warning System (ATIRCM/CMWS); the Air Force's Large Aircraft IRCM (LAIRCM) NexGen; and the Navy's Strike Directional IRCM (DIRCM).
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Infrared Countermeasures Test and Evaluation
2007
3 pages
Report
No indication
English
Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Antimissile Defense Systems , Air & Space-Launched Missiles , Surface Launched Missiles , Electromagnetic & Acoustic Countermeasures , Air to air missiles , Aircraft defense systems , Test and evaluation , Surface to air missiles , Exhaust plumes , Manportable equipment , Infrared countermeasures , Guided missile signatures , Ultraviolet detection , Guided missile simulators , Enemy , Infrared flares , False alarms , Reprints , Infrared jamming , Infrared detection , Manpads(Man portable air defense systems) , Laser jammers , Jmits(Joint mobile ircm test system) , Missile simulators , Ground-based missile simulators , Airborne missile simulators , Taps(Towed airborne plume simulator) , Surrogate missiles
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