{"id":7478,"date":"2022-03-15T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=7478"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:09:34","slug":"russia-deploys-a-mystery-munition-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=7478","title":{"rendered":"Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n&#8220;American intelligence officials have discovered that the barrage of ballistic missiles Russia has fired into Ukraine contain a surprise: decoys that trick air-defense radars and fool heat-seeking missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The devices are each about 1 foot long, shaped like a dart and white with an orange tail, according to an American intelligence official. They are released by the Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles that Russia is firing from mobile launchers across the border, the official said, when the missile senses that it has been targeted by air defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each is packed with electronics and produces radio signals to jam or spoof enemy radars attempting to locate the Iskander-M, and contains a heat source to attract incoming missiles. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about intelligence matters, described the devices on the condition of anonymity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The devices are similar to Cold War decoys called \u201cpenetration aids,\u201d the intelligence official said, that have accompanied nuclear warheads since the 1970s and were designed to evade anti-missile systems and allow individual warheads to reach their targets. The incorporation of the devices into weapons such as the Iskander-M that have conventional warheads has not been previously documented in military arsenals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/russia-deploys-mystery-munition-ukraine-114716254.html\">https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/russia-deploys-mystery-munition-ukraine-114716254.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;American intelligence officials have discovered that the barrage of ballistic missiles Russia has fired into Ukraine contain a surprise: decoys that trick air-defense radars and fool heat-seeking missiles.<\/p>\n<p>The devices are each about 1 foot long, shaped like a dart and white with an orange tail, according to an American intelligence official. They are released by the Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles that Russia is firing from mobile launchers across the border, the official said, when the missile senses that it has been targeted by air defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>Each is packed with electronics and produces radio signals to jam or spoof enemy radars attempting to locate the Iskander-M, and contains a heat source to attract incoming missiles. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about intelligence matters, described the devices on the condition of anonymity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The devices are similar to Cold War decoys called \u201cpenetration aids,\u201d the intelligence official said, that have accompanied nuclear warheads since the 1970s and were designed to evade anti-missile systems and allow individual warheads to reach their targets. 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