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Development of flare and firing cartridge technology, meeting STANAG 4687 requirements

The main objective of implementing this project was the need for better security of aircraft of Russian origin being at the equipment of the Polish Air Force, including helicopters Mi-17, Mi-24, W-3

Demonstrator of the technology of the programmable system of firing interfering cartridges of the integrated with UV sensor 1

square with Tentacles  Project title

Development of flare and firing cartridge technology, meeting STANAG 4687 requirements, for the passive defence of manned aerial platforms

outline of the upper man silhouette  Name of Beneficiary/Beneficiaries

Air Force Institute of Technology, BORYSZEW S.A. NYLONBOR Division, Institute of Industrial Organic Materials

briefcase icon  Name of programme

Project for national security and defence

newspaper icon  Competition

Competition no. 3/2012

two heaps of coins icon  Project value

PLN 13,471,494.00

hand icon with two circles above it  Funding value

PLN 13,471,494.00

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From 19/12/2012 to 31/12/2021.

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A technology demonstrator for thermal distortion cartridge performance evaluation bench
A technology demonstrator for thermal distortion cartridge performance evaluation bench

 

The process of firing flares from the programmable firing system
The process of firing flares from the programmable firing system

 

A technology demonstrator for a programmable jamming cartridge firing system integrated with a U.V. sensor.

A technology demonstrator for a programmable jamming cartridge firing system integrated with a U.V. sensor.

A technology demonstrator for a programmable jamming cartridge firing system integrated with a U.V. sensor.
 

K-811H cartridge for firing TNZ-811H flare (NATO standard)
K-811H cartridge for firing TNZ-811H flare (NATO standard)

 

A technology demonstrator for a programmable jamming cartridge firing system integrated with a U.V. sensor.
A technology demonstrator for a programmable jamming cartridge firing system integrated with a U.V. sensor.

 

TNZ-811H flare (NATO standard)
TNZ-811H flare (NATO standard)

 

K-811H cartridge on W-3 Sokół helicopter
K-811H cartridge on W-3 Sokół helicopter

 

K-811H cartridge on Mi-24 helicopter
K-811H cartridge on Mi-24 helicopter

 

TNZ-26 flare (Russian Standard)
TNZ-26 flare (Russian Standard)

What problem is addressed by the project? 

The main objective of implementing this project was the need for better security of aircraft of Russian origin being at the equipment of the Polish Air Force, including helicopters Mi-17, Mi-24, W-3. The listed aircraft are equipped with ASO-2W beams designed to fire Russian PPI-26 thermal disruption rounds (flares). For this reason, the following have been developed:

  • the K-811H cartridges enabling firing from ASO-2W beams of NATO standard 1x1x8" thermal disruption cartridges with radiation power five times higher than PPI-26 flares;
  • 1x1x8" TNZ-811H thermal disruption cartridges meeting STANAG 4687 requirements;
  • due to the planned end of service of MiG-29 and Su-22 aircraft, TNZ-26 flares of Russian standard were made.

It should be noted that the above measures have enabled the production of flares by Polish industry, whereas until now, flares were imported.
The products mentioned above have successfully undergone preliminary testing, while qualification testing is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
In addition, technology demonstrators were prepared as part of the project:

  • apparatus to evaluate the effectiveness of a passive protection system to determine the optimum sequence of flare firing and aircraft manoeuvre to disrupt an infra-red guided missile;
  • programmable flare firing system, enabling the firing of the optimum flare sequence and informing the aircraft crew of the occurrence of a hazard and its direction.

Who uses the project results? 

The practical application of the project results will increase the level of safety of aircrews performing combat tasks. In addition, the developed technology for the manufacture of thermal disruption cartridges and cartridges will increase the production capacity of the Polish arms industry. It should be mentioned that, in recent years, the thermal jamming cartridges used in the Air Force and the cartridges for firing them have been imported.

What was the greatest challenge during project implementation?

In implementing the project, it was necessary to develop technology to manufacture thermal distortion cartridges to meet the requirements of STANAG 4687 and the Tactical and Technical Assumptions.
Another challenge was to identify the input and output signals of selected infrared self-guided missiles of Russian origin.

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