Which of the following is an active laser protective countermeasure?

Which of the following is an active laser protective countermeasure?

• A. Scanning with One Eye
• B. Protective Goggles
• C. NVGDS
• D. Evasive Action

Answer: (D)

Active laser protective countermeasures are actions you actively take to reduce exposure to a laser threat. Evasive action fits this because it involves deliberately changing the aircraft’s flight path, speed, or altitude to break line of sight with the laser beam or to move out of its path, thereby lowering both exposure time and the chance of beam contact. Protective goggles are passive protection; they shield the eyes but don’t alter the encounter itself, and lasers can overwhelm or bypass them in the air environment. Night Vision Goggle devices help you see in low light but do not actively reduce beam exposure and can be degraded by laser light. Scanning with one eye isn’t a true protective maneuver to avoid the beam and can impair depth perception and situational awareness. So the active measure is evasive action.

Active laser protective countermeasures are actions you actively take to reduce exposure to a laser threat. Evasive action fits this because it involves deliberately changing the aircraft’s flight path, speed, or altitude to break line of sight with the laser beam or to move out of its path, thereby lowering both exposure time and the chance of beam contact.

Protective goggles are passive protection; they shield the eyes but don’t alter the encounter itself, and lasers can overwhelm or bypass them in the air environment. Night Vision Goggle devices help you see in low light but do not actively reduce beam exposure and can be degraded by laser light. Scanning with one eye isn’t a true protective maneuver to avoid the beam and can impair depth perception and situational awareness. So the active measure is evasive action.