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Northrop Grumman Beats BAE Systems For Army CIRCM Contract

Pat Host

Friday, August 28th, 2015

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Northrop Grumman Beats BAE Systems For Army CIRCM Contract

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

Northrop Grumman [NOC] beat out BAE Systems on Friday for the Army’s Counter Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) program contract.The Army awarded Northrop Grumman a $35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price hybrid contract with options for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and low-rate initial production (LRIP), according to a Defense Department statement. CIRCM is a modular laser-based aircraft protection system designed to protect United States rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft from infrared (IR) guided missiles.Work under the CIRCM contract has an estimated…

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