Defence

DATE:04/04/07
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Picture: Sikorsky S-92 fires chaff and flare countermeasures

Sikorsky’s new S-92 multi-mission helicopter has demonstrated its ability to discharge chaff and flare countermeasures in a test at the US Naval Weapons Test Centre at China Lake, California.

The ALE-47Chaff and Flare Counter Measures dispensing System is widely used on US military helicopters and is part of the S-92’s standard survivability suite which includes the AAR-47 Missile Warning System and APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver.


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