A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a

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system which defends it from attack by

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

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s and guided

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. A DAS typically comprises

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, flares, and electronic countermeasures combined with

radar warning receiver Radar warning receiver (RWR) systems detect the radio emissions of radar systems. Their primary purpose is to issue a warning when a radar signal that might be a threat is detected, like a fighter aircraft's fire control radar. The warning can t ...

s to detect threats. On some modern aircraft (

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), the entire system is integrated and

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-controlled, allowing an aircraft to autonomously detect, classify and act in an optimal manner against a potential threat to its safety. A Defensive Aid Suite (DAS) system can be used in conjunction with the NGVA architecture in combat vehicles as well.Kyriakos Houliotis, Panagiotis Oikonomidis, Periklis Charchalakis, Elias Stipidis. (2018). Mission-Critical Systems Design Framework / Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, 128-137.

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