CAMPS

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Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System or CAMPS is an infrared countermeasure against anti-aircraft missiles, specifically designed to defend civilian aircraft flying under 15,000 feet (4,600 m) against MANPADs.

The system was developed by Saab Avitronics, Chemring Countermeasures and Naturelink Aviation.[1]

The decoys use a pyrophoric substance that burns at a relatively low temperature,[2] thereby avoiding any fire safety concerns associated with conventional pyrotechnic military flares, such as those used by a similar Israeli system[3]. The onboard processor uses neural network pattern recognition algorithms to classify potentials threats detected by its infrared sensors.[2] The system was successfully demonstrated at the Overberg Test Range in March 2007.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Saab's New Protection System for Civilian Aircraft Successfully Demonstrated. epicos.com (2007-03-15).
  2. ^ a b CAMPS - Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System. Saab. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ "Europe objects to El Al's anti-missile shield", Ynetnews. 

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