Countermeasures News & Articles

Northrop Grumman Continues as Minuteman III Support Contractor

As prime contractor since 2015, Northrop Grumman will continue to provide engineering and field services to sustain Minuteman III through to the end of its service life later next decade

Jul 20, 2021
New Partnership for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems

Lockheed Martin and Israel Aerospace Industries will explore potential joint opportunities in areas such as research and development, production, marketing and other activities

Jul 15, 2021
Miysis DIRCM to Protect Middle Eastern VVIP Transport Aircraft

The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure will provide complete spherical protection and is able to output more than enough laser energy to protect the Global 7500 aircraft from infrared-guided missile threats
 

Jul 13, 2021
U.K. Begins Developing Missiles Capable of Communicating with Each Other

The Co-operative Strike Weapons Technology Demonstrator (CSWTD) project led by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory will develop an upgraded software system that will allow missiles to work together and communicate during missions

Jul 07, 2021
Offensive & Defensive Systems Integration onto Israeli Sa’ar 6 Corvette Warship

IAI will install MF-STAR radars and BARAK MX Air Defense Systems on the Israeli Navy’s Sa'ar 6 corvette warship to enable location and classification of air and surface targets, and provide a layer of defense against aerial and naval threats

Jul 07, 2021
Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Minuteman III Sustainment Contract

The Northrop Grumman propulsion systems team is addressing sustainment challenges such as material obsolescence, associated hardware and/or equipment repair, and propellant aging-surveillance testing and analysis

Jul 07, 2021
MBDA Air Defense Missile Achieves Major Milestone

The Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) extended range-based (CAMM-ER) air defense missile is designed to provide defense against evolving airborne threats at ranges over 40 km

Jul 05, 2021
More Life-saving Infrared Countermeasure Systems for U.S. Air Force

Northrop Grumman has won a U.S. Air Force contract to build more Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft to provide spherical protection by detecting, tracking and jamming incoming infrared threats

Jul 05, 2021
New Anti-missile System for U.K.’s Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank

The Trophy, Active Protection System (APS) from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems provides mature, combat-proven protection against rocket and missile threats and simultaneously locates the origin of the hostile fire for immediate response

Jun 30, 2021
U.S. Navy Receives First SEWIP Block 3 System from Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman successfully completed Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3 system integration, and formal qualification testing, indicating that the system is ready to transition to the U.S. Navy for land-based testing

Jun 28, 2021
Improved Tactical Mobile Radars for German Land Forces

The WatchGuard Radar is a fifth generation of movement-detection tactical Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) designed for use in complex missions, employing both staring and electronic-steering search techniques

Jun 24, 2021
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.