Tuesday, June 3, 2014

MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine & elsewhere.



Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 releasing plenty of flares during the initial climb after take-off from the local airfield.

Flares are infrared countermeasures made of a composition based on hot-burning metal used to counter heat seeking air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles: flares generate temperatures equal to or hotter than engine exhaust attracting the missile’s seeker head.

http://theaviationist.com/2014/06/03/il-76-releasing-flares-donetsk/

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