Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System (CAMPS) is an infrared countermeasure against infrared-homed anti-aircraft missiles, specifically designed to defend civilian aircraft flying under 15000feet against MANPADS.
The system was developed by Saab Avitronics, Chemring Countermeasures and Naturelink Aviation.[1]
The decoys use a pyrophoric substance that burns at a relatively low temperature, thereby avoiding any fire safety concerns associated with conventional pyrotechnic military flares, such as those used by a similar Israeli system.[2] The onboard processor uses neural network pattern recognition algorithms to classify potential threats detected by its infrared sensors.[3] The system was successfully demonstrated at the Overberg Test Range in March 2007.[1]