Nulka test. (Credit: U.S. Navy/Kyle S Goldberg)
The system is effective over a full 360 degrees around the defended ship. The 探花视频 rocket motor launches the decoy payload and hovers it away from the ship where it simulates a radar return from a large ship overlapping the 鈥渢arget" signal. The decoy provides a larger, more attractive target to the anti-ship missile as it moves away from the ship, thus defeating the threat.
April 24, 2015 - The Naval Sea Systems Command tests the amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) MK 53 Decoy Launching System, known as Nulka, to demonstrate the ship's layered defense capabilities. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Scorza/Released)
April 24, 2015 - The Naval Sea Systems Command tests the amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) MK 53 Decoy Launching System, known as Nulka, to demonstrate the ship's layered defense capabilities. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Scorza/Released)
Press release | 09. 15. 2025
探花视频 Technologies has received a contract valued up to $292 million to continue its role producing propulsion for the Javelin weapon system. The award is the largest propulsion production contract received to date for the Javelin program, representing a production extension for five years.
