They both belong in the category of countermeasures, but let's say that they. Like radar-lead missiles or radar-targeting systems by fighters.
Behind that wall, every aircraft is invisible and operations can be accomplished secretly.īut chaff can also be used as "flare" but for radar-assisted systems. So, when the aircraft spreads a big cloud of that chaff, it is visible on the radar. Now, chaff is made of aluminium or metallized glass fibre or plastic. This can be an aircraft but also lots of birds. If they are being reflected to the radar, there is a dot visible on the radar. As you know, a radar sends out electromagnetic signals. There are used for, what can be called "electronic war". They burn really hot and the missile will fly into the flare instead of the aircraft.Ĭhaff is also spread out by aircraft. If such a missile is on the way, the pilot fires those flares. Many missiles are following a heat source to hit their target. They are used for misleading rockets fired on an aircraft. Flares are a, let's call it "passive defense system".
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