Advanced Naval Countermeasures

Our Countermeasures UK business is the prime supplier of passive decoys to the Royal Navy. Along with our Countermeasures USA business, we provide a range of products and capabilities to other major navies around the world, including many NATO members.

We are a world leader in the field of naval Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) systems using passive expendable decoys. Our unrivalled expertise, amassed over more than 50 years, places us at the forefront of 130mm naval countermeasure development.

Our product range covers the entire electromagnetic spectrum and provides radar-reflective and infrared naval decoys and chaff payloads for many other countermeasure systems.

IR Seduction - Cart CM IR 130mm TALOS (Auto)

The TALOS autofire IR decoy cartridge comprises of 5 sub-munitions with a firing interval that is customer selectable (at point of manufacture). This will deliver a highly effective IR solution.

RF Distraction - Cart CM Chaff CCM216 Mk1 Type 1 (compatible with the 130mm launchers)

Our advanced RF Distraction countermeasure has a range of 2km and is of an improved design to give greater performance than earlier variants. It features selectable variable range, which is manually set before loading the cartridge into the launcher, to control the position of the chaff placement.

Its operational performance boasts many features, including full tactical flexibility, no requirement for a level deck in order to launch, and utilises a multipath effect for enhanced radar cross section (RCS) performance.

RF Seduction - Cart CM Chaff 130mm Mk36 Type 1 (compatible with the 130mm launchers)

Our standard 130mm RF Seduction decoy round is in service with NATO members and navies across the world and uses the very latest industry radar frequency technology.

RF Seduction chaff provides high performance centre-burst chaff payload with a large radar cross section. It has a very quick response time and is suitable for all warships. This chaff also has the ability to be tailored to customer's requirements as needed.

RF Seduction - Cart CM Chaff Seagnat 214 (compatible with the 130mm launchers)

Our standard NATO 130mm RF seduction decoy round, ‘Seagnat’ decoy is a high-performance centre-burst chaff payload with a large radar cross section.

It has a fast bloom time and is suitable for all warships.