I have heard that El Al Israel aircraft have missile warning systems and lasers to stop anti-aircraft weapons. Do El Al Israel aircraft have chaff/flare dispensers and Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) too?
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Related: Why don't El Al 747's stay at the gates at JFK? and How common are missile defense systems on civil airplanes? – Bianfable Feb 06 '23 at 07:31
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From what I could find, they used to use a Doppler radar to detect a missile and launch flares to counter it in a system called Flight Guard but it was deemed too dangerous and a fire hazard so they replaced it with a new system. What they have instead now is a MAWS (Missile Approach Warning System) that is designed to detect missile launches very early on with methods such as an IR camera and it seems to use some kind of a laser to counter the missile by messing with its sensor and making it go off course. This system is called C-MUSIC
Here is a video with some... crusty CGI that gives a basic demonstration of how it works
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6"Climb flight level 3000" - wow, thats some altitude! You would think that the script of even a faked aviation video would have some clue about aviation terminology :D – Jamiec Feb 06 '23 at 09:54
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2I mean climbing to flight level 3000 would be a pretty effective way to avoid SAMs! – Chris Aug 07 '23 at 20:08
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EL AL are reported the C-Music IR counter measures system. It is not flares, but instead an IR strobe to counter the simple IR seeker heads in man portable IR missles.
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Is there a link available to confirm what you posted? I agree that a jammer or DIRCM would seem to make better sense than flares, given the available technology. – Ralph J Aug 07 '23 at 21:12
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If you want to know if a specific plane has missile countermeasures, you could take a look at the rear of the plane. If there is an active countermeasure installed, you should be able to see a "box" mounted under the plane (pic attached).
FedEx tried to propose for the installation of countermeasures but the FAA halted the certification process in Jan 22 [Reuters]
