The F-35s Secret Weapon is Incredible

in the face of radar guided missile proliferation and continued growing sophistication in the technology a new decoy system was developed this new technology is released from this panel when needed this access door opens and a transmitter begins to reel out to a safe distance behind the plane it has three levels of counter measures to protect the F-35 from Attack first it actively jams missiles while they attempt to lock onto their target by emitting jamming signals which the onboard computer computes and delivers to the admitter through the fiber optic tow line if the radar manages to obtain a lock it then begins to attempt to break the lock disrupting the tracking algorithms guiding the missile towards its Target finally If All Is Lost and the missile is bearing down on the aircraft the emitter begins to simulate the aircraft's radar signature drawing the missile toward it as a decoy

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Published: Thu Apr 04 2024