Pyrotechnic countermeasures: II. Advanced aerial infrared countermeasures

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-19

  Koch, Ernst Christian ^a  

^a Diehl BGT Defence GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced Flare Compositions; Decoy Flares; Pyrophorics; Pyrotechnics

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PROPELLANTS; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADVANCED FLARE COMPOSITIONS; DECOY FLARES; PYROPHORICS; PYROTECHNICS;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 33644673434     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600001     Document Type: Review

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