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ATK To Provide South Korean Army With Aircraft Survivability Equipment

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, May 9th, 2014

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ATK [ATK] May 8 said it received a firm fixed price $7 million contract from the South Korean army for the purchase, installation and integration of its AAR-47 Missile Warning System with Hostile Fire Indication (HFI and Laser Warning) onto AH-1S helicopters. The upgrade will also include the installation of the AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispensing system. The AAR-47 Missile Warning System is a combat-proven electronic warfare system designed to protect helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft from surface-to-air threats, the company said in a…

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