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Google states otherwise:
>An "IR warning system (BANS)" is a Battlefield Anti-aircraft Non-lethal (VSHORAD) System that uses an infrared (IR) signal to simulate a missile launch pattern to fool enemy missile-warning systems.
>It forces aircraft to deploy countermeasures like flares, making them more vulnerable to an actual attack by an anti-aircraft missile. This system increases the probability of a target being hit by a follow-up missile.