The Defense Dept. is preparing to develop a new air-launched decoy to spoof enemy air defenses after concluding the final element of a multi-year demonstration that included supersonic flight. The Air Force last year terminated the core Northrop Grumman decoy advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD), but allowed the evaluation of the supersonic interceptor derivative to be completed. The decoy program was cut short to focus on a more capable, multi-mission system, which will also be much more expensive.
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