A UH-60 Black Hawk deploys flares as part of training in conjunction with MANPADS simulators at Yankee Range in McMullen County, Texas. Expendable flares remain an important contributor to aircraft survivability, but they are less effective against more advanced MANPADS seekers

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 - СШАUSA - 1974

A US Army CH-47F Chinook fitted with BAE Systems ATIRCM system (the jam head is visible aft). CIRCM is significantly smaller and lighter and draws less power than the legacy ATIRCM installation

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook - СШАUSA - 1961

The CIRCM installation on the CH-47F Chinook weighs less than 155lb, which represents a 62% weight reduction compared with the earlier ATIRCM system

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook - СШАUSA - 1961

For the AH-64E, the CIRCM jam heads are housed in stub wing-mounted pods also hosting a pair of AN/AAR-57 missile warning sensors

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache Longbow - СШАUSA - 1991

The AH-64E Apache is one of four US Army helicopter types protected by CIRCM

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache Longbow - СШАUSA - 1991

IRCM is baselined for the US Army's Future Vertical Lift programme. While the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) was cancelled in February this year, preliminary analysis is continuing for integration and A-kit development for the Bell V-280 Valor

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell V-280 Valor - СШАUSA - 2017