WHY USE COUNTERMEASURES?
Why would an airline equip its fleet with missile countermeasures when the same aircraft are equipped with ADS-B (Mode S position report and trend vector)? Having ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) makes it easier for terrorists to target a specific aircraft with homemade missiles...
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