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BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Submit Army CIRCM Proposals

Pat Host

Monday, November 17th, 2014

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BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Submit Army CIRCM Proposals

BAE Systems' offering for the Army's CIRCM program is also called CIRCM. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman [NOC] submitted proposals for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) program, company officials said Monday. CIRCM is a modular laser-based aircraft protection system designed to protect United States rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft from infrared (IR) guided missiles, according to a BAE statement. BAE's CIRCM offering is designed to be part of a suite of IR countermeasures that also include a missile warning system and a dispenser for…

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