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Directional Infrared Counter Measures

Index Directional Infrared Counter Measures

Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) is a system produced by Leonardo, Elbit Systems, Northrop Grumman, ITT Corporation, and BAE Systems to protect aircraft from infrared homing ("heat seeking") man-portable missiles. [1]

15 relations: Aircraft, AN/ALQ-144, BAE Systems, Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System, Common Infrared Countermeasures program, Elbit Systems, Flight Guard, Infrared countermeasure, Infrared homing, ITT Inc., Leonardo, Man-portable air-defense system, Missile approach warning system, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Guardian.

Aircraft

An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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AN/ALQ-144

The AN/ALQ-144, AN/ALQ-147, and AN/ALQ-157 are US infra-red guided missile countermeasure devices (IRCM).

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company.

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Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System

Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System or CAMPS is an infrared countermeasure against infrared-homed anti-aircraft missiles, specifically designed to defend civilian aircraft flying under against MANPADS.

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Common Infrared Countermeasures program

CIRCM, the Common Infrared Countermeasures program, is a United States Army initiative intended to develop a lightweight, low-cost and modular laser-based infrared protection system for U.S. helicopters and light fixed-wing aircraft.

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Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd.

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Flight Guard

Flight Guard is an Elta Systems Ltd's brand name for a family of airborne systems for protecting civilian aircraft against man-portable air-defense systems.

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Infrared countermeasure

An infrared countermeasure (IRCM) is a device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ("heat seeking") missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared guidance system so that they miss their target (electronic countermeasure).

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Infrared homing

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it.

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ITT Inc.

ITT Inc., formerly ITT Corporation, is an American worldwide manufacturing company based in White Plains, New York.

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Leonardo

Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard.

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Man-portable air-defense system

Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SLSAMs).

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Missile approach warning system

A missile approach warning system (MAW) is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft.

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Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman.

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Northrop Grumman Guardian

The Northrop Grumman Guardian is a passive anti-missile countermeasure system designed specifically to protect commercial airliners from shoulder-launched missiles (commonly known as MANPADS), using directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) technology.

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Redirects here:

AN/AAQ-24, DIRCM.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directional_Infrared_Counter_Measures

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