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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 | Krasukha |
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| Type | Family of air-launched active radar decoy/jammer and payload bus aerial vehicles[source] | Electronic counter-measure system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Used by | United States Air Force , United States Navy , Ukrainian Air Force[source] | Russian Federation[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Width
Single source16.2 in (0.41 m)[source]
MALD
Single sourceMALD-J est
Single sourceMALD: 279 lb (127 kg) MALD-J: 286 lb (130 kg) (est)[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]
Operational; Krasukha-2
Single sourceOperational; Krasukha-4
Single sourcePratt & 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.
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missile Systems[source] | KRET corporation, BAZ (for wheeled platform of Krasukha-4)[source] |
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| 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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| In service | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | KRET corporation[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | 1L269 Krasukha-2 1RL257 Krasukha-4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Krasukha-2: 250 km Krasukha-4: 300 km[source]