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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Northrop Grumman to Equip U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Helicopters With Directional Infrared Countermeasures Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to outfit U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters with the company's Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems.

The $19.7 million inaugural contract with the U.S. Marine Corps represents the first application of Northrop Grumman's Two-Color Infrared Missile Warning Sensor system with the company's Mini Pointer/Tracker Assembly jam head to form a DIRCM suite for protection of the Marines' CH-53E helicopter.

The new system will detect threat missiles in the same spectrum that the missile uses to track the aircraft.

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