Who Knew Missile Defense Could Be So Pretty? [PICS]
SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-23
TOPICS:
Pyrotechnics • Guided Missiles • Military Technology • Flare • Missile Defense • Guidance System • Infrared • Missile
[127 diggs @ Odd Stuff] Like a planes guardian angels, decoy flares create false heat targets that confuse the guidance systems of enemy infrared missiles. Theyre also surprisingly beautiful. No wonder they have been nicknamed angel wings.
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