Tue, Apr 03, 2007
Fireworks!
Sikorsky representatives tell ANN the company's S-92 helicopter
successfully demonstrated its capability to discharge a Chaff and
Flare Counter Measures Dispensing System, which is designed to ward
missiles away from the aircraft, last month.
Both functionality and effectiveness were demonstrated in
separate tests, with the latter occurring March 2 at the US Naval
Weapons Test Center at China Lake, CA. The Chaff and Flare Counter
Measures Dispensing System is a version of the ALE-47, which is
widely employed on US platforms such as the Sikorsky UH-60, MH-60,
HH-60, and internationally on the S-70 helicopter.
Sikorsky's S-92 standard survivability suite, offered to
international military customers, is based on this system coupled
with the AAR-47 Missile Warning System and the APR-39 Radar Warning
Receiver. This system allows the pilot to release chaff or flares
to counter the homing of a missile to the helicopter. Chaff
resembles tiny strands of aluminum foil, and each strip is cut to
length to match the various radar wavelengths. Flares are white-hot
magnesium particles designed to defeat a missile's infrared
tracking mechanisms.
Sikorsky states its S-92 is the only helicopter in its size
class certified to the latest US, Canadian and European safety
standards. The Canadian Government has selected the naval variant
of the H-92 Super Hawk (and re-named it the Cyclone 148) for
multi-mission requirements including surface and subsurface
surveillance and control.
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