TheAN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as "Rubber Duck", consists of inflatable radar-reflecting decoy buoys. It is used by theU.S. Navy,Royal Navy, and otherNATO countries. The decoy is designed to seduce radar-guidedanti-ship missiles by simulating theradar cross section of a ship, presenting itself as a more attractive target than the ship.

The system is deployed in pairs. The deployment process takes a few seconds. When deployed, the system launches into the water twooctahedron-shaped inflatable decoy floats, connected by a 5-metre (16 ft) cable. They can last up to 3 hours insea state 4.

TheAN/SLQ-49 has been in operation since 1985. Originally designed to confuse or distract enemy radar operators, it has demonstrated effective missile seduction capabilities.

With the perceived lack of an adversary naval power following thecollapse of the Soviet Union, the AN/SLQ-49 was phased out of U.S. Navy service in the 1990s. It has since been replaced with theNaval Decoy IDS300.^[1][2]

• Joint Electronics Type Designation System – Unclassified designation system for United States military electronic equipment
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• Naval Decoy IDS300
• List of military electronics of the United States

• AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System at fas.org
• AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System at globalsecurity.org
• Fathom Jan-Mar 2000 article on accidental firings of SLQ-49s

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