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BAE Systems To Support U.K. Aircraft Countermeasures Systems

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Friday, April 16th, 2010

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BAE Systems will support and service aircraft countermeasures systems under a GBP16 million urgent-needs contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System, or CMWS, integrates electronic warfare sensors to detect and defeat infrared-guided missiles. It has been credited with saving multiple aircraft from infrared-guided missiles. CMWS is a passive missile detection and warning system. It consists of up to six electro-optic missile sensors, depending on aircraft type, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The sensors…

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