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What's The Difference Between Chaff And Flares? (And Why Do Military Aircraft Use Them?)

If you've watched "Top Gun," you might've noticed that the F/A-18's countermeasures use chaff/flare. While both chaff and flares are used by military aircraft to defend against incoming missiles, they ...
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F-16 Bomb Drop Sim With Chaff-Flare Release • USAF (2020)

U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron drops an inert guided bombing unit, variation (GBU-12) over D-37 Range in Nadarzyce, Poland on August 24, 2020. Film ...