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New Anti-Missile System Will Allow Perpetual Upgrades To Army Rotorcraft

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

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New Anti-Missile System Will Allow Perpetual Upgrades To Army Rotorcraft

Northrop Grumman's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system. Photo: Northrop Grumman

The Army’s choice of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] counter-infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) to protect its helicopters from heat-seeking missiles will ensure that the systems can be affordably upgraded almost indefinitely as technology progresses.From the beginning of the program to install advanced missile warning and countermeasure systems on the Army’s rotorcraft, the service had modular open-systems architecture in mind, Jeff Polombo, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Land & Self Protection Systems, told Defense Daily.“We can bring in technology from other…

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