Wizard corner-reflector decoy

The Wizard (an acronym for "wideband zapping anti-radar decoy") is an adaptable decoy system intended for use by surface vessels. The decoy is designed to defeat chaff discrimination algorithms to distract or seduce radar-guided anti-ship missiles, such as the Harpoon or Exocet .

The Wizard has an encapsulated inflatable frame that fits inside a free-flight, fin-stabilized, solid-propellant rocket. The return signal from a corner deflector has the same characteristics as an...