By Craig Hoyle2021-03-01T14:50:00+00:00
Leonardo is confident of scoring new business for its BriteCloud air-launched active decoy technology, after recent tests involving unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), and with a capability trial pending for the US Air National Guard (ANG).
Deployed from a flare dispenser, BriteCloud presents a false target to draw an incoming radar-guided missile away from its release aircraft. The electronic warfare technology used is contained entirely within the decoy itself, removing the need for expensive platform integration work.
Source: Air National Guard
BriteCloud 218 will undergo capability trial with the F-16 for US Air National Guard
Leonardo in mid-February announced that its smallest, 218-format version of the decoy – which has dimensions of 2x1x8in – had been deployed from an “Airbus target drone” during a trial conducted for Germany’s defence ministry.