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Germany's Ministry of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide a passive missile-approach warning system to protect additional C-160 Transall transport aircraft. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide 21 AN/AAR-54(V) warning systems along with spares. This contract follows Northrop Grumman's successful completion of a nine-month aircraft integration and test program, during which time the Ministry conducted a competitive fly-off to assess the system capability of ultraviolet missile warning systems. Under its initial contract, Northrop Grumman delivered one missile warning system and spares to the Ministry in support of the fly-off assessment. "We are honored that Germany has reaffirmed its decision to utilize Northrop Grumman's AN/AAR-54(V) to safeguard the lives of its C-160 crew members," said Bob Del Boca, vice president of Infrared Countermeasures and Laser Systems at Northrop Grumman. The Northrop Grumman AN/AAR-54(V) is an imaging sensor system that passively detects ultraviolet energy, tracks multiple sources and quickly classifies each source as a lethal missile, non-lethal missile or clutter. The system can be utilized independently as a stand-alone detection system to cue flare-dispensing systems, or as part of an integrated directional infrared countermeasures self-protection suite. Designed for use on tactical fighter and wide-body aircraft, helicopters and combat vehicles, the AN/AAR-54(V) is currently in production for the U.S. Department of Defense Special Operations Command, Air Force, and National Guard, as well as for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Denmark, Norway, Japan and now Germany. The value of this contract is $6.2 million. Related Links Northrop Grumman SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
DRS Tech To Produce Infrared Assemblies for Javelin Missile
Parsippany, N.J. - Feb 11, 2004DRS Technologies, Inc. has received a $23.7 million production contract on the Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon System program. Javelin is the world's premier man-portable, fire-and-forget, medium-range, anti-tank weapon system and is utilized by U.S. Army and Marine Corps combat units. It also is approved through the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for international procurement. |
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