Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for the U.S. Army has entered Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), the Falls Church, VA-based company announced August 28.
CIRCM is a lightweight countermeasure system that uses laser energy to
defend aircraft against infrared threats. Its modular, open systems
architecture allows it to be integrated with systems and sensors to address
current and emerging threats.
“Exercising our production systems in operational testing will further
validate CIRCM’s advanced performance, and is a key enabler on the path to
full-rate production and wide deployment of this life-saving system to our
warfighters,” said Bob Gough, vice president, land and avionics C4ISR, Northrop
Grumman.
Northrop Grumman’s infrared countermeasures systems have been installed on more than 1,500 aircraft, representing more than 80 different aircraft types, including large and small fixed-wing, rotary wing and tilt-rotor platforms.
Source: Northrop Grumman
By Loren Blinde
August 30, 2019
