A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a

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system which defends it from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and guided anti-aircraft artillery. A DAS typically comprises chaff, 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 computer-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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