The Israeli Navy and Elbit Systems have successfully completed a series of sea trials of a new-generation countermeasure dispensing system (CMDS) called the Deseaver MK 4 on board Israeli Navy vessels, Elbit announced on 1 August 2023.
The trials tested the capability of the new maritime electronic warfare (EW) system to effectively respond to complex missile attack scenarios, including launching decoy rounds from several launchers against multiple concurrent threats.
The Deseaver MK 4 is the fourth generation of EW dispensing system to bring to full effect the soft-kill anti-missile defence capabilities of Elbit Systems’ Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite (IEWS), which is operational across the Israeli Navy and additional international naval forces.
The Deseaver MK 4 system provides perimeter protection against concurrent multiple missile threats from multiple directions. The system comprises several trainable, stabilised launchers that can rapidly and accurately launch decoys, the placement of which is selected by counter-missile algorithms. The system employs a range of passive and active decoys.
Similar to its predecessors, the fourth generation of the Deseaver system is fully integrated with other ship combat systems.
Peter Felstead
