A pyrotechnic countermeasure (15, 25) dispensing system comprising: - a dispenser including a housing and a set of contacting members (27, 27') of a launching electronic circuitry; - a first magazine designed for accommodation of pyrotechnic countermeasures, the first magazine being mountable in said housing in such way that a contacting body of each pyrotechnic countermeasure can be in electrical communication with a dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry when the system is ready to use; - a central electronic unit associated with the launching electronic circuitry for actuating the pyrotechnic countermeasure accommodated in the first magazine in dependence upon a detected threat; - the pyrotechnic countermeasure dispensing system further comprises a second magazine designed for accommodation of at least one intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure; - the dispenser can be loaded with either the first magazine or the second magazine; - the second magazine being mountable in said housing in such way that, when the system is ready to use, a contacting body of said intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure can be in electrical communication with a dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry via an adapter device (33, 33', 34), wherein the adapter device comprises an electrically insulated plate (33, 33') including a first and a second side, the first side comprising a first contacting point for contact with the contacting body of the intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure, the second side comprising a second contacting point (35") for contact with the dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry, the first contacting point being in electrically communication with the second contacting point (35"); wherein - an electrical signal for launching said intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure will be led from the central electronic unit to said dedicated contacting member depending upon a detection of the threat; wherein - the number of first contacting points of the adapter device (33, 33', 34) is less than the number of contacting members (27, 27') of the set of contacting members of the launching electronic circuitry and wherein the adapter device (33, 33', 34) is designed to be brought into insulated contact with contacting members surrounding the dedicated contacting member. - a dispenser including a housing and a set of contacting members (27, 27') of a launching electronic circuitry; - a first magazine designed for accommodation of pyrotechnic countermeasures, the first magazine being mountable in said housing in such way that a contacting body of each pyrotechnic countermeasure can be in electrical communication with a dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry when the system is ready to use; - a central electronic unit associated with the launching electronic circuitry for actuating the pyrotechnic countermeasure accommodated in the first magazine in dependence upon a detected threat; - the pyrotechnic countermeasure dispensing system further comprises a second magazine designed for accommodation of at least one intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure; - the dispenser can be loaded with either the first magazine or the second magazine; - the second magazine being mountable in said housing in such way that, when the system is ready to use, a contacting body of said intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure can be in electrical communication with a dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry via an adapter device (33, 33', 34), wherein the adapter device comprises an electrically insulated plate (33, 33') including a first and a second side, the first side comprising a first contacting point for contact with the contacting body of the intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure, the second side comprising a second contacting point (35") for contact with the dedicated contacting member of the launching electronic circuitry, the first contacting point being in electrically communication with the second contacting point (35"); wherein - an electrical signal for launching said intelligent pyrotechnic countermeasure will be led from the central electronic unit to said dedicated contacting member depending upon a detection of the threat; wherein - the number of first contacting points of the adapter device (33, 33', 34) is less than the number of contacting members (27, 27') of the set of contacting members of the launching electronic circuitry and wherein the adapter device (33, 33', 34) is designed to be brought into insulated contact with contacting members surrounding the dedicated contacting member.