The National Weather Service in Mobile identified this as "chaff." A countermeasure used by military aircraft. Military forces use chaff to confuse radar systems, and hide the identify of their ...

and it is even tied into the aircraft’s countermeasures systems, allowing it to deploy chaff and flares at just the right time. The first flight of an F-16 wearing the all-digital Viper Shield ...

A combination of evasive maneuvers, jamming, and the use of countermeasures help evade missiles. EPAWSS can automatically dispense chaff and flare. Or allow the aircrew to do so as they deem ...

The system then selects a countermeasure response – although EPAWSS is integrated with the AN/ALE-47 chaff and flare dispenser system, its main countermeasure is a host of new jamming capabilities.