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New Selex ES EAD selected by Saab for Gripen fighter aircraft

London, UK - The industry launched its BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, launched its BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) on November 6th at the Churchill War Rooms in London. BriteCloud is the manifestation of new design concepts and technologies being applied to decoy RF-guided missiles and fire control radars away from fighter aircraft. The same size and shape as a flare, dispensed from a standard 55mm flare cartridge and powered...

fra/pec - 1156317
Rome, Italy, 11/07/2013 16:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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