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Canada Selected Northrop Grumman To Provide Infrared Countermeasure System For Chinooks

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Canada Selected Northrop Grumman To Provide Infrared Countermeasure System For Chinooks
The AN/AAQ-24(v) Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM). Photo: Northrop Grumman

The Royal Canadian Air Force selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide infrared missile protection countermeasures on its fleet of CH-14F Chinook helicopters, the company said on Wednesday.The company is to provide the latest generation directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of an advanced aircraft survivability suite. The DIRCM system automatically detects a missile launch, determines if it is a threat, and activates a high-intensity, laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat infrared homing (commonly known as heat-seeking) missiles, Northrop…

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