Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew
Realistic threats on the ground are an important if often underappreciated aspect of the Air Force’s Red Flag air combat exercises.
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Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs
A massive radar bloom over California in 2019 was widely reported to be a ladybug swarm, but our investigation has shown this was unlikely the case.
Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures
The U.S. Air Force is buying new Israeli-made infrared missile warning systems for Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 Viper fighter jets. The aircraft will carry these infrared warning sensors on specialized underwing pylons that are also capable of accomodating decoy flare and chaff dispensers and electronic warfare jammers.
The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars
U.S. Air Force is hoping to integrate a new, advanced chaff countermeasure onto its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters next year, according to a report. The cartridges, which release radar reflective material to blind and confuse enemy aircraft and air defenses, are a staple across many of the service’s other combat aircraft, but have been curiously absent from the stealthy F-35’s otherwise extensive defensive suite.
Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day
What may get overlooked in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day is just how risky it was and how Allied military and intelligence elements had been conducting massive deception and disinformation campaigns for months ahead of time to ensure Operation Overlord had the best chance of succeeding. This included dumping radar confusing chaff, dummy paratroopers rigged with explosives, as well as Special Air Service (SAS) commandos with loudspeakers to broadcast disorient recordings, to confuse German forces.
Mysterious Cloud Of Chaff Lights Up Radar Over Dozens Of Miles Of New Mexico Airspace
It is the latest in a string of peculiar chaff release events from across that U.S. that have drawn a lot of attention in recent months
Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too
The clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest.
A West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over Midwest
The crew released all of the chaff cartridges on board as they returned to base from a training exercise on the West Coast as a safety precaution.
Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery
The plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility.