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Bird Aerosystems Spreos
Citat:Unlike existing DIRCM systems that rely primarily on RF and electro-optical (EO) sensors for threat detection, identification and tracking, Bird’s SPREOS consists of the proven AN/AAR-60 MILDS (the principal sensor of the AMPS system), that operates as a passive UV sensors, providing the initial missile threat warning. Upon such event the system’s Missile Approach Verification System (MACS – which is part of the AMPS-MV) is activated. Employing a KU band radar to detect and localize and track. SPREOS improves on MACS in continuously tracking the target, providing the information for successful countermeasures.
Once the countermeasure game plan is selected the SPREOS employs a dual-band laser effector embedded into the radar antenna to deliver an appropriate, directional IR jamming signal to deceive the target’s seeker. Since the system’s radar continuously tracks the target, the effectiveness of the countermeasures employed is constantly assessed in real time, thus enabling the defense system to employ scalable defenses along the engagement. Throughout the process, the system’s AAR-60 sensors continue to watch out for new threats and could engage them with more traditional flares, if such countermeasures are available on board.
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