DOD increases production of decoys to protect aircraft
The Defense Department wants Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc. to produce four times as many "special materials decoys" a month to help protect U.S. Army helicopters and other aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles. The special materials decoy (SMD) is a small metal wafer that oxidizes and glows to give off...
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