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Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD®)
News Releases
Raytheon to integrate Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) on Remotely Piloted Aircraft platform
Raytheon MALD-J Decoy Goes 4 for 4 in Operational Flight Tests
Raytheon and US Navy begin MALD-J Super Hornet integration
Media Coverage
Radar-blinding Raytheon decoy starts rolling off assembly line
(Arizona Daily Star)
Raytheon gets $88.8M for radar-jamming decoys
(Arizona Daily Star)
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MALD® Operational Scenario & Capabilities
MALD® Cargo Aircraft Launch System
The Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD ®) is a low-cost, air-launched programmable craft that accurately duplicates the combat flight profiles and signatures of U.S. and allied aircraft.
MALD® is a flexible and modular system that has the potential to keep aviators and aircraft out of harm’s way. MALD is an expendable air-launched flight vehicle that looks like a U.S. or allied aircraft to enemy integrated air defense systems (IADS).
The U.S. and its allies can confuse and deceive enemy IADS by sending a formation of MALDs into hostile airspace. MALD weighs less than 300 pounds and has a range of approximately 500 nautical miles (575 statute miles). After it is launched from its host aircraft, MALD flies a preprogrammed mission.
In addition to protecting valuable aircraft, MALD® offers counter air operations to neutralize air defense systems that pose a threat to U.S. and allied pilots.
MALD-J is the jammer variant of the basic decoy, and the first ever stand-in jammer to enter production. The unmanned MALD-J navigates and operates much closer than conventional EW to the victim radar when jamming the electronics, allowing aviators and aircraft to stay out of harm’s way. And, it is able to loiter in the target area for an extended time period – plenty of time to complete the mission.
MALD-J can operate alone or in pairs, but is designed to work with and leverage other electronic warfare platforms.
Product Line: Air Warfare Systems
