Raytheon announced that it deployed two Miniature Air Launched Decoys from the ramp of a C-130 transport via a new company-funded launch system. This test at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., marked MALD's first deployment from a cargo aircraft.
The MALD Cargo Air Launched System, or MCALS, has a steel, birdcage-like body framework that can hold as many as eight MALDs, according to the company. It is loaded on a standard cargo pallet, placed on a transport aircraft, and at a pre-determined altitude rapidly ejects the MALDs.
In addition to the decoy configuration, Raytheon is also developing a MALD variant for stand-in jamming of enemy radar.
Dwight Barnell
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