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First Carrier Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo Launched
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrier-borne end-to-end at-sea test of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System, the Navy announced, June 6. The SSTD System combines the passive detection capability of the Torpedo Warning System that not only finds torpedoes, but also classifies and tracks them, with the hard-kill [...]
New Technology for Northrop ASALTT IR Countermeasures
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) product line that will house a high brightness and high power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) module. ASALTT is a family of infrared countermeasure systems that protect fixed-wing and rotary military aircraft. The new QCL module will operate [...]
South Korea Orders MASS naval countermeasure system
The navy of the Republic of Korea is procuring Rheinmetall’s MASS, the Düsseldorf-based company’s state-of-the-art decoy system for frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats, for installation on its new Landing Ship, Tank vessels (LST-II). The South Korean Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) contracted with Samsung-Thales Co. Ltd. of Seoul to equip the ships. The basis [...]
New Laser Threat Terminator Aims to Aid Army Missile Seeker Countermeasure Efforts
Northrop Grumman recently delivered its new All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) to the U.S. Army’s Information and Intelligence Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Seeker Effects Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland where it will be used to support the development of advanced missile seeker countermeasure techniques. ASALTT is an opto-mechanical and environmentally stable laser [...]
Northrop Demonstrates Fifth Generation IRCM System
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the company’s fifth generation infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system specifically designed to protect military rotary-wing platforms. The demonstration proved the system’s capability to effectively receive commands from the missile warning system, slew a pointer/tracker to acquire a fast moving target, and maintain jam energy to defeat advanced infrared missiles. The optical design [...]
Three Navies Order MASS Naval Countermeasure System
To protect their fleets from missile attacks, the navies of Peru, Finland and Germany have all ordered MASS, Rheinmetall’s “Multi Ammunition Softkill System”, a state-of-the-art decoy system for protecting frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol craft. In winning these three orders, MASS has once again outclassed its international rivals as well as gaining a foothold in [...]
BAE Unveils Boldstroke Directable Infrared Countermeasures System
NASHUA, N.H.: BAE Systems today unveiled the Boldstroke directable infrared countermeasures suite, an integrated aircraft survivability system designed to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles and other evolving threats. The Boldstroke DIRCM will be publicly displayed for the first time during the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Symposium in Washington, D.C. October [...]
Northrop Delivers 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.: Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the delivery of the 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft self-protection system to the U.S. Government. Representatives of the U.S. Navy and Air Force were on hand to commemorate the event, which took place at the company’s facility in Rolling Meadows, Ill. “Your IRCM system is a [...]
Production Begins on Aircraft Countermeasures System for Helicopters
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill: The Department of the Navy’s CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation-designed, built and tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) self-protection systems following the Pentagon’s decision to authorize full rate production of the units. The decision, allows Naval Air Systems Command to continue procurement of Northrop [...]
