OVERVIEW: The SCLAR is a deck-mounted, trainable rocket launcher system developed by Breda Meccanica Bresciana in the 1970s later updated as SCLAR-H. It deploys chaff, infrared flares, and illumination rounds to protect naval vessels against radar- and heat-seeking missile threats.

DETAILS: SCLAR features a 20-barrel launcher capable of firing one rocket per second in all azimuth and elevation angles. It is integrated with shipboard electronic warfare and radar warning systems, enabling automatic selection and salvo launch of appropriate decoy types based on sensor input. Payload types include radar-reflective chaff, mid-IR and long-wave IR flares, and illumination flares for crew situational awareness. The original system was fielded on various Italian Navy ships such as Lupo-class frigates, Audace-class destroyers, and the Vittorio Veneto helicopter cruiser entering service in the late 1970s.

FONCTION:
EW/RWR sensors detect incoming missile threats and cue the launcher.
Launcher rotates and elevates to preset bearing; fires selected decoy rocket.
Deployed off-board decoys create false radar or IR signatures, seducing threats away from the vessel.

SOURCE:
Italian Wikipedia – “SCLAR” article ; Military Periscope overview ; Free Library – “Naval Soft‑Kill Technologies” PDF