neptune wrote:popcorn wrote:Thanks ricnunes, though I'm still curious how they manage it without dinging the fuselage . . I still puzzle at the size of the Oz order though. Matbe a Black Friday sale?

Yes, a bit difference in a ding in a Herc vs. a ding in a Litenen (yes, expendable). Divide the purchase number by the a/c number and the balance would yield the number of flights per 400 hours operating and....the number per each a/c 4(ish)??

Well, if you read the ALE-55 brochure or the quote from the brochure that I posted above:
Reel out/Reel in option
In addition to the standard “fast deploy expendable” decoy,
BAE Systems has flight tested a “Reel out/Reel in” deployment system
for fighter aircraft. Based on a flight-test-proven design for C-130
aircraft, this option replaces expendable decoys with decoys that can
be used again and again. This not only means the decoy will be there
when it’s needed, but it also lowers the system’s life-cycle costs.
Note the part in bold and underlined
Well there's a "reel in" system for fighter aircraft, this for the ALE-55.
So again, I don't see why the ALE-70 couldn't have such a system. But yeah, a better clarification on the subject would be great.
“Active stealth” is what the ignorant nay sayers call ECM and pretend like it’s new.