Featured in CountermeasuresBYThomas NewdickMar 15, 2022ShareRussia’s Use Of Iskander Ballistic Missiles In Ukraine Exposes Secret Decoy CapabilityThe novel decoy, ejected from the base of the missile, is designed to confuse hostile radar and interceptor missiles. BYThomas NewdickMar 15, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2021ShareRussian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy AircraftRussian ballistic missile submarines, as well as other types, will use these jammers to help escape from prowling anti-submarine warfare aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareElectronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In FlightThe ability to upgrade the capabilities of electronic warfare systems remotely opens a path to being able to respond to new threats in real-time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareHuge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not LadybugsA 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. BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 10, 2021ShareThe U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly ExpandThe Blackwing drones, which can be fired from countermeasures launchers, will carry surveillance payloads, and possibly more in the future. BYThomas NewdickMar 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 9, 2020ShareNight Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In ColoradoThe 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has been flying out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport for weeks, but the new gear is a surprise. BYTyler RogowayAug 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To ComeThis is a threat that has been building for years—and it’s just the beginning. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareHere Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The TimeIn combat, they are essential to the survivability of the aircraft that carry them, but they don’t come as cheap as one may think. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareUS Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile DecoysThey are a low-cost addition to ships’ layered defenses used to counter anti-ship missiles and the Royal Navy want to invest in improved models. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareThe F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy RadarsThese cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter’s already highly capable defense suite. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM SystemThis follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2019ShareSailors On U.S. Navy Carriers Are Still Training To Use Unreliable Anti-Torpedo TorpedoesThe Navy plans to rip these systems out of five Nimitz class carriers, but until then, the service wants its crews trained on how to use them. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickMar 15, 2022ShareRussia’s Use Of Iskander Ballistic Missiles In Ukraine Exposes Secret Decoy CapabilityThe novel decoy, ejected from the base of the missile, is designed to confuse hostile radar and interceptor missiles. BYThomas NewdickMar 15, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2021ShareRussian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy AircraftRussian ballistic missile submarines, as well as other types, will use these jammers to help escape from prowling anti-submarine warfare aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareElectronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In FlightThe ability to upgrade the capabilities of electronic warfare systems remotely opens a path to being able to respond to new threats in real-time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareHuge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not LadybugsA 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. BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 10, 2021ShareThe U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly ExpandThe Blackwing drones, which can be fired from countermeasures launchers, will carry surveillance payloads, and possibly more in the future. BYThomas NewdickMar 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 9, 2020ShareNight Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In ColoradoThe 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has been flying out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport for weeks, but the new gear is a surprise. BYTyler RogowayAug 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To ComeThis is a threat that has been building for years—and it’s just the beginning. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019ShareHere Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The TimeIn combat, they are essential to the survivability of the aircraft that carry them, but they don’t come as cheap as one may think. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareUS Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile DecoysThey are a low-cost addition to ships’ layered defenses used to counter anti-ship missiles and the Royal Navy want to invest in improved models. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareThe F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy RadarsThese cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter’s already highly capable defense suite. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM SystemThis follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2019ShareSailors On U.S. Navy Carriers Are Still Training To Use Unreliable Anti-Torpedo TorpedoesThe Navy plans to rip these systems out of five Nimitz class carriers, but until then, the service wants its crews trained on how to use them. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2019Share
