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The MH Kiss József 86th Helicopter Brigade successfully performed the so-called flare drop with two H145M multirole military helicopters in the airspace of the Tatarszentgyörgy shooting range on Wednesday, Honvédelem.hu reports.
This was the first time that Hungarian pilots dropped infrared traps from H145M helicopters.
An infra-red trap is a pyrotechnic device that, when fired from the initiating vehicle, ignites and burns for a few seconds at extremely high temperatures, emitting infrared radiation stronger than that of the protected device.
A pillar of the helicopter’s self-defense system is its self-defense equipment against infrared-guided missiles, which can essentially assist in an area of operation under enemy action where guided missiles can target military aircraft.
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