Towed target, for launching infra red flares, for practice firing with guided weapons, has a rotating holder which releases the towing cable when a flare is ignited for a reliable and risk-free action

摘要

The towed target, for training with surface to air guided weapons, has a projector (1) for infra red flares mounted at the target fuselage. It has a rotating holder (7) under a retaining plate (8) for the towing cable nipple at the towed end of the target. When an infra red flare is ignited, the towing nipple is released by the rotation of the holder.