BAE SYSTEMS Enters Third Phase of Commercial Aircraft Missile Defense System Program.NASHUA, N.H. -- BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. has entered Phase III Noun 1. phase III - a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) program to protect commercial airliners against infrared guided-missile threats. BAE Systems' JETEYE(TM) system is based on the U.S. Army's Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures This article is about missile counter measures. For IRCMonitor, see Wikipedia:IRCMonitor. Infrared countermeasures (IRCM) are devices designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ("heat seeking") missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared system to protect military aircraft. The system was flown and tested against simulated man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS MANPADS Man-Portable Air Defense System , on an American Airlines Boeing 767 in late 2005. During the 18-month Phase III program, JETEYE will continue flying on the same American Airlines 767 and will also fly on an ABX Air cargo aircraft to continue the reduction of the potential cost to the airline industry by streamlining system installation, reducing aerodynamic drag, and improving reliability and maintainability. "We took technology that protects the lives of our service men and women every day and integrated it in a system that has proven its effectiveness on a commercial platform," said Burt Keirstead, BAE Systems program director for JETEYE in Nashua, N.H. "A key tenet of the Phase III program is to refine the technology, improving reliability and minimizing cost." The company is well on its way to exceeding a DHS requirement of 3,000 hours' mean time between failures, Keirstead said. BAE Systems has delivered more than 14,000 infrared countermeasure systems worldwide -- more than all other companies combined. The company was selected by DHS in 2004 to adapt proven military technology to protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . BAE Systems, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $28 billion. |
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