BAE SYSTEMS to Protect Canadian Helicopters.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 received a $10.4 million contract from General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Canada to provide 31 AN/ALQ-144A(V)5 countermeasure systems, spares, and integrated logistics support A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle. It is an integral part of all other aspects of system acquisition and operation. Also called ILS. for Canada's 28 new CH148 Cyclone maritime helicopters. General Dynamics Canada is responsible, under an agreement with prime contractor Sikorsky International Operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. Inc., for integrating the multi-sensor mission systems into the CH148, which is based on Sikorsky's H-92 SUPERHAWK medium-lift helicopter. BAE Systems' ALQ-144A is a lightweight countermeasures set that protects helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft against surface-to-air and air-to-air infrared homing missiles. The new Cyclones will support maritime missions that include surface and subsurface surveillance, personnel recovery (search and rescue), and drug interdiction. "The infrared aircraft survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. equipment for the Canadian Maritime Helicopter program builds on a foundation established when we provided the ALQ-144 for earlier Canadian helicopter programs," said Bruce Blakeley, BAE Systems program manager. "This continues our support by providing the premier omni-directional IR countermeasures systems to protect the Canadian armed forces service members." More than 6,000 ALQ-144 systems are currently in use throughout the world. |
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