What is the purpose of decoy flares?

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What is the purpose of decoy flares?

Explanation:
Decoy flares act as infrared countermeasures to defeat heat-seeking missiles. When released, they burn at very high temperatures and create multiple bright, hot sources in the air, drawing the missile’s infrared seeker away from the aircraft. The goal is to mislead the seeker during evasive maneuvers so the missile follows the flare instead of the aircraft. They aren’t used to illuminate runways, jam radar, or provide signals to approaching aircraft—their purpose is specifically to protect the aircraft from IR-guided threats by serving as a decoy target.

Decoy flares act as infrared countermeasures to defeat heat-seeking missiles. When released, they burn at very high temperatures and create multiple bright, hot sources in the air, drawing the missile’s infrared seeker away from the aircraft. The goal is to mislead the seeker during evasive maneuvers so the missile follows the flare instead of the aircraft. They aren’t used to illuminate runways, jam radar, or provide signals to approaching aircraft—their purpose is specifically to protect the aircraft from IR-guided threats by serving as a decoy target.

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