The Defense Department has approved export sales of BAE Systems’ Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM), allowing sales to allied nations.“In today’s environment with the proliferation of surface-to-air missiles, a proven aircraft survivability system to counter advanced threats meets an immediate need,” Bill Staib, director of threat management solutions at BAE, said March 2. “We are seeing tremendous international interest for this system, which has proven to be both highly effective and reliable since its fielding in 2009.”ATIRCM uses BAE’s Common…
