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  2. AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy - Wikipedia

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    When a missile launch is detected, indicated by the difference in radar signal and type, the ALE-55 runs a last resort attempt to protect the aircraft towing it. This last resort is becoming the target, rather than the aircraft, by trying to jam the missile or simulating the aircraft's radar signature.

  3. AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system - Wikipedia

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    The ALE-50 was first deployed in 1995, but is also used on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the B-1B Lancer. [5] The ALE-50 has also been integrated into the next-generation AN/ALQ-184(V)9 ECM pod, creating an integrated threat-protection system that can be carried on a larger number of platforms.

  4. Pershing missile bibliography - Wikipedia

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    Operator, Organizational, DS, and GS Maintenance Manual: Battery Control Central AN/MSW-8 (Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System) (PDF). United States Army. April 1969. TM 9-1427-381-14. Operator, Organizational, DS, and GS Maintenance Manual: Handling Equipment and Mounting Kits (Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System) (PDF). United ...

  5. Missile combat crew - Wikipedia

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    The missile launch control environment also varied by system. Early missiles such as Thor and Atlas, relied on support facilities above ground, with crews protected in a shelter of some sort. Later systems were buried underground, either with the missiles located nearby (i.e. Titan) or a distance away (Peacekeeper, Minuteman).

  6. Command guidance - Wikipedia

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    Command guidance is a type of missile guidance in which a ground station or aircraft relay signals to a guided missile via radio control or through a wire connecting the missile to the launcher and tell the missile where to steer to intercept its target. This control may also command the missile to detonate, even if the missile has a fuze.

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  8. Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization

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    Aircraft specific NATOPS manual cover. These manuals are typically about 2 inches thick. These are manuals for specific aircraft models containing standardized ground and flight operating procedures, training requirements, aircraft limitations, and technical data necessary for safe and effective operation of the aircraft.

  9. Range safety - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the US program, the Russian space program does not destroy rockets mid-air when they malfunction. If a launch vehicle loses control, either ground controllers may issue a manual shutdown command or the onboard computer can perform it automatically. In this case, the rocket is simply allowed to impact the ground intact.