Saturday, January 31, 2009
Missile Approach Warning Systems (MAWS)
A Missile Approach Warning system is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft. A sensor detects attacking missiles. It's automatic warning cues the pilot to make a defensive maneuver and deploy the available countermeasures to disrupt missile tracking.
Guided Surface to Air Missile (SAM) systems were developed during World War II but only really started to make their presence felt in the 1950s. In response, electronic countermeasures (ECM) and flying tactics were developed to overcome them. They proved to be quite successful provided that reliable and timely threat warning was given.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Singapore Air Force .... Commercial
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF, Chinese: 新加坡空军部队; Malay: Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் ஆகாயப்படை) is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC).
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