Tue, Apr 11, 2006
CMWS Protects Fixed-Wing Aircraft, Helicopters
The US Army has awarded
BAE Systems a $52 million contract to provide more than 200 Common
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to protect Army fixed- and
rotary-wing aircraft against infrared guided missile threats.
BAE Systems has been delivering CMWS systems to the Army under
an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded in
September 2004.
"BAE Systems has been and continues to focus on our aviation
needs to equip aircraft with a protection system," said General
Richard Cody, US Army vice chief of staff. "On many occasions, CMWS
has saved lives in the global war on terrorism."
Dr. Conrad Struckman, BAE Systems' CMWS program director, said
the Army had requested BAE Systems to field the advanced aircraft
survivability equipment as quickly as possible "and our employees
have answered the call. We have accelerated CMWS deliveries to 40
systems a month and climbing. We also have our employees supporting
the equipment in theater."
The CMWS, BAE Systems' Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures
(ATIRCM) system, and the advanced IR countermeasures munitions
flares comprise the primary components of the Army's suite of
integrated infrared countermeasures. ATIRCM/CMWS, the military's
next-generation directable, multi-band laser-based countermeasures
system, protects aircraft against widely deployed heat-seeking
missile threats.
BAE Systems infrared countermeasures systems are protecting
armed forces worldwide in various operations including the global
war on terrorism. The countermeasures systems also are being
developed to protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired
missiles.
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