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SLQ-25 Nixie aboard USS Iowa TB-14A towed decoy, from the AN/SLQ-25A/C "Nixie" system. 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 ...
The system is deployed in pairs. The deployment process takes a few seconds. When deployed, the system launches into the water two octahedron-shaped inflatable decoy floats, connected by a 5-metre (16 ft) cable. They can last up to 3 hours in sea state 4.
(V)4 systems will be replaced with (V)6. [5] AN/SLQ-32(V)5 – The (V)5 was built as a response to the Stark incident in 1987. The (V)5 system incorporates a compact version of the (V)2 system along with an active jamming module—referred to as "Sidekick"—to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, which were too small to carry a full (V)3. [4]
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The Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) program was begun in 1995 by DARPA in an effort to develop a small, low-cost decoy missile for use in the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses. Teledyne Ryan (acquired by Northrop Grumman in 1999) was granted a development contract for the ADM-160A in 1996, and the first test flight took place in 1999.
Two Mark 36 Mod 7 SRBOC launchers aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin during Operation Desert Storm.. The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is an American short-range decoy launching system (DLS) that launches radar or infrared decoys from naval vessels to foil incoming anti-ship missiles.
MASS decoy launcher of a Hamina-class missile boat.. Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) is a naval self-defence system produced by Rheinmetall of Germany.It is connected to the ship's sensors and protects ships from attacks by advanced sensor-guided missiles by launching decoys that operate in all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum: ultraviolet, electro-optical, laser ...
The AN/ALE-47 system can be integrated on a wide range of aircraft, including helicopters, cargo aircraft and fighters. It reached initial operating capability (IOC) in the U.S. Navy in 1998. [ 4 ] It has been integrated on 38 different types of aircraft, including the F-16 , F/A-18 , C-17 , CH-47 and UH-60 .