Airborne Countermeasures

Latest Airborne Countermeasures Stories

Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Filmed Firing-Off Decoy Flares

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 29, 2023

Moment Flare Released From F-35 Captured In Remarkable Photo

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 3, 2023

Russia Hanging Nets Between Lamp Posts To Counter FPV Drones

By Howard Altman / Updated Sep 25, 2023

Polish Su-22 Drops Photo Flash Flares In Rare Nighttime Display

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 30, 2023

False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me

By Dan McWilliams / Updated Aug 28, 2023

Russia Now Using Parachute Flares In Attempts To Down U.S. MQ-9 Reapers

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 6, 2023

The Instant Flares Are Released From An F/A-18 Hornet Seen In Incredible Photo

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 17, 2023

U.S. Army AH-64E Apaches Now Flying With New Laser Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 3, 2023

Chinese Fighter’s Decoy Dump In Front Of A P-8 Sets Dangerous New Precedent (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 6, 2022

Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

By Brett Tingley / Updated Jun 8, 2021

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 7, 2020

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 22, 2020

Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 22, 2020

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 9, 2020

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 4, 2020

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 21, 2019