
ACommunications & electronic warfare
ADM-160 MALD
Family of air-launched active radar decoy/jammer and payload bus aerial vehicles
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ACommunications & electronic warfare
Family of air-launched active radar decoy/jammer and payload bus aerial vehicles


Measured figures
Length
Single source9 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (2.858 m)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | ADM-160 MALD | AN/PRC-160 |
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| Type | Family of air-launched active radar decoy/jammer and payload bus aerial vehicles[source] | Manpack tactical radio[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| Used by | United States Air Force , United States Navy , Ukrainian Air Force[source] | US Army , US Marines , US Air Force , German Army , Netherlands Armed Forces[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missile Systems |
Width
Single source16.2 in (0.41 m)[source]
Maximum; Mach 0.9 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 0.9 (1,000 ft/s; 310 m/s)[source]
Operational; MALD
Single sourceOperational; MALD-J
Single sourceMALD: 500 nmi (580 mi; 930 km) MALD-J: 486 nmi (559 mi; 900 km)[source]
Pratt & Whitney TJ-150 turbojet 150 lb f
Single sourcePratt & Whitney TJ-150 turbojet 0.67 kN (150 lb f )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
L3Harris[source] |
| Guidance system | GPS , INS[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | F-15 , F-16 , F-22 , F-35 , A-10 , B-1B , B-52 , P-8A Poseidon , MQ-1 Predator , MQ-9 Reaper , Mikoyan MiG-29 (Ukraine)[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Conflicts | — | Iraq War , War in Afghanistan , Operation Inherent Resolve[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Frequency range | — | 1.6-60 MHz[source] |
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| Transmit power | — | up to 20 watts[source] |
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| Modes | — | FM (VHF), AM , AME , SSB , CW[source] |
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| Encryption | — | NSA Type 1 algorithms (Top Secret and below)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 3, cell 3; revision 1376109880; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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