AFP
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Friday, 16 July , 2004, 09:49
Washington: The Pentagon has announced the possible 40 million dollar sale to India of missile warning and countermeasure systems for three new Boeing 737 aircrafts used by the country's Head of State.
The three systems consist of an AN/AAQ-24 large aircraft infrared countermeasures system, an AN/ALE-47H countermeasure dispensing system and a AN/ALQ-211 early warning suite controller and radar warning system, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on Thursday.
It said that the total value, if all options were exercised, could be as high as 40 million dollars.
"India will install the self-protection systems on three new Boeing 737 aircrafts," it said. "They will use the system for the movement and protection of their head of state."
The prime contractor will be L3 Communications of Greenville, Texas.
The AN/AAQ-24 is a system that automatically alerts an aircraft's crew to a missile launch and activates an infrared countermeasure to foil the launch.
The AN/ALQ-211 is used to detect hostile radar signals and jam them, and the AN/ALE-47H is a computer controlled system to dispense decoys.
http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13522989
Friday, 16 July , 2004, 09:49
Washington: The Pentagon has announced the possible 40 million dollar sale to India of missile warning and countermeasure systems for three new Boeing 737 aircrafts used by the country's Head of State.
The three systems consist of an AN/AAQ-24 large aircraft infrared countermeasures system, an AN/ALE-47H countermeasure dispensing system and a AN/ALQ-211 early warning suite controller and radar warning system, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on Thursday.
It said that the total value, if all options were exercised, could be as high as 40 million dollars.
"India will install the self-protection systems on three new Boeing 737 aircrafts," it said. "They will use the system for the movement and protection of their head of state."
The prime contractor will be L3 Communications of Greenville, Texas.
The AN/AAQ-24 is a system that automatically alerts an aircraft's crew to a missile launch and activates an infrared countermeasure to foil the launch.
The AN/ALQ-211 is used to detect hostile radar signals and jam them, and the AN/ALE-47H is a computer controlled system to dispense decoys.