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Army To Assess Northrop, Lockheed Solutions For Improved Threat Detection System

Army To Assess Northrop, Lockheed Solutions For Improved Threat Detection System
U.S. Army Experimental Test Pilot Maj. Wesley Paulsen and Bell Aircraft pilot Mr. Paul Ryan approach the Bell V-280 Valor at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, in preparation for flights of the aircraft that has since been selected for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program. (Photo Credit: JAY MILLER)

The Army recently selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] to demonstrate solutions for the service’s new Improved Threat Detection System (ITDS) missile warning capability for current and future aviation platforms. The two firms’ capabilities will go through a technology demonstration and maturation effort, with the Army describing ITDS as providing “a higher resolution two color infrared sensor suite with a threat agnostic approach to aircraft survivability.” “This critical capability is required for Army aviation to maintain overmatch against…

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