BriteCloud
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 2013
Total Production : ?
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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BriteCloud | Active | 2013 | ? |
BriteCloud 55-T | Under Development | 2019 | ? |
BriteCloud
Group : Decoy Systems
Status : Active
Also Known As : BriteCloud 218, BriteCloud 55
Origin : Italy, Sweden
Contractors : Leonardo*, Saab, SELEX ES
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 2013
Total Production : ?
The BriteCloud is an advanced decoy system intended to counter 21st century missile threats incorporating groundbreaking miniaturization and advanced jamming technology. BriteCloud includes a battery-powered Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) jammer inside the 55mm flare cartridge. This Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) was developed by Finmeccanica along with Saab in conjunction with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (SDTL) and the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MoD). The Gripen and the Tornado Gr4 aircraft are primary users of the BriteCloud anti-missile system.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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Denmark | Active | ? | |
Germany | Active | ? | |
Sweden | Active | ? | |
United Kingdom | Active | ? |
BriteCloud 55-T
Group : Decoy Systems
Status : Under Development
Origin : United Kingdom
Contractor : Leonardo
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2019
Total Production : ?
The BriteCloud 55-T is an expendable decoy designed to protect military transport aircraft from advanced radar-guided missile. The previous versions of the BriteCloud were tailored for fighter aircraft. The new protection system is especially well suited for the C-27J Spartan, C-130 Hercules, A400M and KC-390 large military transport aircraft. The missile countermeasures also include miniaturized radio-frequency (RF) active jamming generating a ghost signal to divert the incoming missile. The 55-T focuses on providing a better jamming signal in order to protect large aircraft. The BriteCloud 55-T 55mm diameter expendable decoy system was unveiled in early June 2018 and is expected to be operational within 2019.
News
Trials with Italian Tornado aircraft and Danish F-16s have proven the effectiveness of new decoy techniques, readying the countermeasure for future threats.
The two companies are working together to make Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 decoy available as an off-the-shelf protection option for MQ-9 operators BriteCloud is the first
The trial proved the ability of Leonardo’s flare-sized electronic device to outwit missiles equipped with Semi-Active Radar (SAR) seeker technology The German Armed Forces
A fleet of small, remotely-piloted aircraft equipped with a variant of Leonardo’s BriteCloud decoy proved the cutting-edge swarming drone concept in a live trial at the end
Leonardo will support UK MOD trials with its BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy in the UK and US. The decoy is expected to go into service on Typhoon later in 2019 BriteCloud
BriteCloud 55-T will use sophisticated miniaturised jamming technology to protect military transport aircraft from advanced radar-guided missiles.
Leonardo has been contracted by the RAF to supply its ‘BriteCloud’ countermeasure to provide enhanced protection from advanced radar-guided missiles for its Tornado GR4 aircraft.
BriteEye provides end-to-end protection from radar-guided threats in a single system, from the detection of a hostile radar to the launch of appropriate countermeasures The
BriteCloud 218 fits square-format flare dispensers, extending the accessible market for the decoy to include the widely-operated F-15 and F-16 aircraft Recent live trials
The Rapid Capability Office’s first joint project will see Leonardo and the RAF work together on next generation RF countermeasures Both organisations will work together
The company’s new decoy, called BriteCloud, protects pilots from radar-guided missiles via a tiny-but-powerful jammer Writing a ‘user guide’ (known as ‘CONOPS’) means
The RAF purchased a number of BriteCloud decoys and has carried out trials from a Tornado GR4 BriteCloud was designed to beat 21st century threats, with its innovation
Photo Gallery
March 2018
BriteCloud decoy
September 2016
BriteCloud Active Decoy System
BriteCloud Active Decoy System
Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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