Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System
Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System or CAMPS is an infrared countermeasure against infrared-homed 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 potential threats detected by its infrared sensors.[2] The system was successfully demonstrated at the Overberg Test Range in March 2007.[1]
See also
- Flight Guard
- ALQ-144 - Infrared guided missile countermeasure system
- Northrop Grumman Guardian
- Directional Infrared Counter Measures
- Common Infrared Countermeasures program
- 2002 Mombasa hotel bombing - attack was co-ordinated with the shootdown attempt.
- List of airliner shootdown incidents
References
- "Saab's New Protection System for Civilian Aircraft Successfully Demonstrated". [epicos.com]. 2007-03-15.
- "CAMPS - Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System". Saab. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- "Europe objects to El Al's anti-missile shield". Ynetnews.