BAE Systems Receives U.S. Army Contracts to Prepare Countermeasures System for Test and Evaluation.NASHUA, N.H. -- BAE Systems has received three U.S. Army contracts totalling $27 million to prepare its Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures system for operational test and evaluation (testing) operational test and evaluation - (OT&E) Formal testing conducted prior to deployment to evaluate the operational effectiveness and suitability of the system with respect to its mission. in 2009. ATIRCM ATIRCM Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures ATIRCM Advanced Tactical Infrared Countermeasures , the Army's next-generation directable infrared countermeasures system, is a multi-band, laser-based countermeasures system that protects aircraft against widely deployed heat-seeking missiles. BAE Systems will enhance system reliability through a series of growth tests, incorporate a multi-band laser (MBL MBL Mobile MBL Marine Biological Laboratory MBL Macquarie Bank Limited MBL Mannose-Binding Lectin MBL Marine Boundary Layer MBL Member Business Lending (credit unions) MBL Movimiento Bolivia Libre ) upgrade to replace the infrared jam laser and flashlamp subsystem, and update software with improved built-in test and mission capability. The MBL has an infrared countermeasures capability that provides laser jamming in all three key threat bands. That capability makes it more reliable and effective than the combined flashlamp infrared jam laser on the current ATIRCM system. BAE Systems will next conduct a series of flight tests to verify the performance of ATIRCM and the company's Common Missile Warning System (CMWS CMWS Common Missile Warning System ) in advance of Army test and evaluation. CMWS is a sensor for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft that provides rapid and effective warning of hostile surface-to-air threats. "We will conduct extensive ATIRCM system testing -- both in the lab and in the air -- over the next two years to incorporate the MBL and ensure successful Army operational test and evaluation," said John Nyilis, BAE Systems' ATIRCM program director in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . The combined ATIRCM/CMWS ATIRCM/CMWS Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure/Common Missile Warning System suite evaluates the entire threat environment and selects the appropriate response to counter specific missile threats using an array of countermeasures. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is a global 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 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion. |
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