U.S. Navy Integrates Prototype RF Decoy On P-8A Fleet

A pod containing a BAE Systems ALE-55 is shown mounted on the wing of a Boeing P-8A.
Credit: US Navy
A towed decoy for fooling radar-guided missiles will be added to the U.S. Navy's fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidons. A prototype, wing-mounted pod containing a BAE Systems ALE-55 fiber-optic towed decoy has completed airworthiness and effectiveness testing, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said April...

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