- AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System
The AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as "Rubber Duck", consists of inflatable radar-reflecting decoy buoys. Used by the
U.S. Navy ,Royal Navy , and otherNATO countries, the decoy is designed to seduce radar-guidedanti-ship missile s by simulating theradar cross section of a ship.The AN/SLQ-49 has been in operation since 1985. Originally designed to confuse or distract enemy radar operators, it has demonstrated effective missile seduction capabilities.
See also
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Electronic warfare
*Electronic countermeasures External links
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-slq-49.htm AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System at fas.org]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/an-slq-49.htm AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System at globalsecurity.org]
* [http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/media/fathom/issues/JanMar00/pdf/Jan-Mar%20fathom%20p11-12.pdf "Fathom" Jan-Mar 2000 article on accidental firings of SLQ-49's] ]
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