EES «Adros» For maximum effectiveness for defeat aircraft it is necessary to use Engine Exhaust Shields (EES) «Adros» ASh-01V and/or combined flare dispenser «Adros» KUV 26-50 (release of decoys), which can significantly reduce aircraft infrared visibility and create a complex obstacle environment functioning infrared homing missiles of class «air-toair» and «ground-air». EES «Adros» ASh-01V are intended for reduce of infrared visibility of Mi-8, Mi-35 type helicopters of all modifications, equipped with turboshaft TV3117 type engines with the purpose to decrease IR guided missile attack probability. Needed helicopter infrared visibility decrease level is provided by multiloop gas ejector use, by screening of heated component direct visibility, by EES tract screening, by use of spe-
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Helicopter Mi-8MSB equipped by protection system from Adron R&D Ltd
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cial materials, which decrease infrared emission. Decrease of aerodynamic and gas-dynamic losses is provided by EES configuration change and by flow part geometry optimization. «Adros» KUV 26-50 flare dispenser is intended for locating and dispensing 26 mm and 50 mm caliber chaff decoys and flares with the purpose to protect aircraft against guided missile attacks. Device dispenses flares under special programs to create complicated jamming situation for missiles with infrared homing heads even for those have counter countermeasure system. Universal flare dispensing programs are developed for particular aircraft type.Salvos of two caliber flares with different and specially calculated periods provide to approaching missiles false information about
target location and lead the missiles away from the attack trajectory. «Adros» КUV 2650 can be applied on all flight stages in manual or automatic (jointly with the missile warning system) modes. «Adros» КUV 2650 flare dispenser can be installed on any aircraft type. For KUV 26-50 Adron R&D Ltd has designed flares «ADROS» PIK-26, PIK-50, PIK-50V. They are used to protect aircraft (both helicopters and airplanes) against any guided missiles equipped with infrared seekers. Flares create false infrared targets and drag approached missiles to the distance safe for protected aircraft. Unfortunately, Adron’s protection systems were not installed on all Ukrainian helicopters that took part in anti-terrorist operation in Donbas region. But helicopters which were equipped with Adros system were protected against MANPADS. UDR Ukrainian DEFENSE REVIEW / April-June 2015 / 45