Description
The 218 Mk 4 Flare is used in aircraft countermeasures systems to combat heat-seeking missiles. The impulse cartridge is fitted during manufacture of the flare and provides the means of ejecting the payload. The flare can be housed in a multiple shot magazine as fitted to countermeasures dispensing sets AN/ALE 40, 45 and 47 series, M130/M147, MBDA, Terma, Rokar, MES, SAAB Avitronics and Thales systems for example. The flare is a direct fit, form, and function replacement for the US MJU 7A/B Flare and offers improved performance, reliability, and safety by way of a safe sequencer initiation device.
The Pains Wessex Flare is approved and qualified by the UK MoD and Ordnance Board and is in service with the RAF and numerous overseas air forces on a wide variety of aircraft.
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