Naval Decoy IDS300

Naval Decoy IDS300 (Inflatable Decoy System) is a passive, off-board, octahedral, corner reflector decoy of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer and the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, forming part of a layered defence to counter anti-ship missiles.^[1] Unlike chaff, the decoy is persistent and will float for up to three hours in sea state 4.^[2]

Jane's was first to report the United Kingdom was looking for a new floating decoy as part of a program known as the Naval Passive Off-Board Decoy (N-POD), on March 3, 2019.^[3] In US Navy service, it is designated as the Mk 59 decoy launching system.^[4] The system is made by Irvin Aerospace Ltd, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.^[5]

^ "Naval Decoy IDS300, Ship Deployed Floating Naval Countermeasure". Airborne Systems. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
^ FDS3 inflatable RF decoy at Think Defence
^ Royal Navy use inflatable anti-ship missile decoys
^ US Navy decoy contract
^ British Patent No. 2189079 - Passive defense as a floatable decoy

[1] "Naval Decoy IDS300, Ship Deployed Floating Naval Countermeasure". Airborne Systems. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

[2] FDS3 inflatable RF decoy at Think Defence

[3] Royal Navy use inflatable anti-ship missile decoys

[4] US Navy decoy contract

[5] British Patent No. 2189079 - Passive defense as a floatable decoy

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