Countermeasures News & Articles

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More Pointer/Trackers for U.S. Army Countermeasure System

Leonardo will supply over 1,200 more pointer/trackers for the Northrop Grumman-led Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) program to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles

Sep 01, 2021
Hit-to-Kill Interceptors Demonstrate Innovation and Reliability During Flight Tests

During the tests, a Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target, validating missile and launcher software and hardware component upgrades

Aug 25, 2021
U.S. Space Force Missile Warning Satellite Payload Passes Critical Design Review

The sensor payload developed by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace has passed the critical design review of the Next-Gen OPIR GEO mission payload program which will provide a resilient missile warning system to counter threats

Aug 23, 2021
Royal Australian Air Force Selects Participants to Develop Joint Air Battle Management System

Lockheed Martin Australia will participate in the project to provide greater situational awareness and defense against advanced air and missile threats to give the Australia Defense Force increased levels of interoperability with coalition partners

Aug 23, 2021
Austal Joins Consortium for Guided Missile Manufacturing Enterprise

The Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise (GWEOE) aims to enhance Australia’s self-reliance and supply chain resilience, with a longer-term aim of developing a sovereign-guided weapons manufacturing capability

Aug 20, 2021
C2BMC Upgrade Will Strengthen Ground-based Midcourse Defense

Lockheed Martin will augment the Command, Control, Battle Management & Communications (C2BMC) system’s engagement support capability for the ground-based midcourse offensive missile defense system

Aug 17, 2021
U.S. DoD Awards Contract for Integrated Counter Drone System

Citadel Defense will deliver a system designed to autonomously detect, classify, track, and defeat unwanted Unmanned Aerial Systems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor fusion

Aug 16, 2021
RAF’s P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Drops First Torpedo

The Poseidon aircraft successfully dropped a recoverable exercise variant of the Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo during a training flight that simulated an attack on a submarine

Aug 13, 2021
Sustainment Support for the F-35 Electronic Warfare System

BAE Systems will provide software maintenance, depot test equipment support, logistics analysis, obsolescence monitoring, technical field support, and reachback support for the F-35 U.S. Reprogramming Laboratory

Aug 11, 2021
MBDA Order Short-Range Air Defense Identification Systems

MBDA has awarded HENSOLDT France an order for 13 of its MSR1000I Identification Friend or Foe interrogators for very short range air defense systems to reduce friendly fire casualties and maximize combat effectiveness

Aug 11, 2021
Next-Generation Stealth Missile Seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

BAE will produce next-generation missile seekers for the Lockheed Martin Long Range Anti-Ship Missile under a contract that will support the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. allies through Foreign Military Sales

Aug 03, 2021