LONDON, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support its Large
Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems, which are
designed to protect aircraft from infrared surface-to-air guided
missiles.
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Under the terms of the five-year, $120
million (£80m) contract, Northrop Grumman will provide
repair, engineering sustainment, logistics and training services to
the MoD. The work will be performed at Northrop Grumman's
specialist diagnostic and technical support centre in Chester, U.K., and at its U.S. repair facility
in Rolling Meadows, Ill.
"For nearly 20 years, we have been working in partnership with
the U.K. MoD to give military aircrews protection from
infrared-guided missiles," said Carl
Smith, vice president of infrared countermeasures at
Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems Division. "With
this award, we continue that long-standing relationship and
reaffirm our commitment to maintaining a world-class technical
support capability in the U.K."
Northrop Grumman's IRCM systems are now installed or scheduled
for installation on more than 700 military aircraft to protect
approximately 50 different types of large fixed-wing transports and
rotary-wing platforms from infrared missile attacks. The
system functions by automatically detecting a missile launch,
determining if it is a threat, and activating a high-intensity,
laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat the
missile.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.