Nulka test. (Credit: U.S. Navy/Kyle S Goldberg)
The system is effective over a full 360 degrees around the defended ship. The L3Harris rocket motor launches the decoy payload and hovers it away from the ship where it simulates a radar return from a large ship overlapping the “target" signal. The decoy provides a larger, more attractive target to the anti-ship missile as it moves away from the ship, thus defeating the threat.
April 24, 2015 - The Naval Sea Systems Command tests the amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) MK 53 Decoy Launching System, known as Nulka, to demonstrate the ship's layered defense capabilities. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Scorza/Released)
April 24, 2015 - The Naval Sea Systems Command tests the amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) MK 53 Decoy Launching System, known as Nulka, to demonstrate the ship's layered defense capabilities. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Scorza/Released)
Press release | 05. 22. 2025
L3Harris Technologies has broken ground on the construction of five new solid rocket motor facilities in Virginia that will boost production to support key national defense programs.
