Aircraft
Leonardo Continues Development of 'World-First' Radar Jammer
The UK Royal Air Force is now helping to fund the BriteCloud expendable active decoy for fighter aircraft.
The BriteCloud radar jamming offboard decoy is no larger than a drink can, and fully self-contained. (Photo: Leonardo)
The BriteCloud radar jamming offboard decoy is no larger than a drink can, and fully self-contained. (Photo: Leonardo)

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and Leonardo are jointly investing more funds to develop the BriteCloud next-generation radar jamming decoy for fighter aircraft. Leonardo’s UK-based electronic warfare business (then branded as Selex-Galileo) revealed the product in late 2013, claiming a “world-first.” The company initially hoped to secure launch customers via the Saab Gripen program. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) later paid £25 million ($32 million) to progress the development of BriteCloud in 2015, including flight tests on an RAF Tornado.