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UK MoD buys more of Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s new missilejammer to allow RAF to write a ‘user guide’ for its pilots

Rome, Italy - The order follows earlier successful trials with the RAF in October 2015

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is a step closer to being the first to use Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s new ‘BriteCloud’ missile-jamming countermeasure, following a purchase by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth several million Euros. The buy, which will see a significant number of the decoys delivered, will enable the RAF to further evaluate BriteCloud’s protective effect with its fleet of Tornado j...

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Rome, Italy, 09/19/2016 11:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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