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Naval Decoy IDS300 (Inflatable Decoy System) is a passive, off-board, octahedral, corner reflector decoy of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer and the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, forming part of a layered defence to counter anti-ship missiles. [1] Unlike chaff, the decoy is persistent and will float for up to three hours in sea ...
Decoys on USS Moosbrugger (DD-980). The AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as "Rubber Duck", consists of inflatable radar-reflecting decoy buoys.It is used by the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and other NATO countries.
Ukraine has made widespread usage of decoys as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In particular, the usage of fake M777 howitzers costing $1000, whereas the actual weapon costs "several million dollars" to make. Such decoys are primarily constructed of steel and wood. This is done in order to match the infra-red signature that a real M777 would ...
Inflatable M47 Patton mock-up. Dummy tanks superficially resemble real tanks and are often deployed as a means of military deception in the absence of real tanks. Early designs included wooden shells and inflatable props that could fool enemy intelligence; they were fragile and only believable from a distance.
The AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system is an electronic countermeasure tool designed by Raytheon to protect multiple US military aircraft from air-to-air and surface-to-air radar-guided missiles. [1] The AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system is an anti-missile countermeasures decoy system used on U.S. Air Force , Navy , and Marine Corps aircraft, and by ...
This article lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this ...
The AN/SLQ-25 Nixie and its variants are towed torpedo decoys used on US and allied warships. It consists of a towed decoy device (TB-14A) and a shipboard signal generator. The Nixie is capable of defeating wake-homing, acoustic-homing, and wire-guided torpedoes. The decoy emits signals to draw a torpedo away from its intended target.
Pages in category "Military decoys" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.