Aeronautica & Difesa - Gennaio 2011 - ELT

SEEN AND HEARD: EW HIGHUGHTS FROM THE PARIS AIR SHOW
The 49th Paris Air Show was held
June 20-26. The July JED went to press
before the show, but we are reporting
some ofthe EW and SIGINT-related news
from the event here:
• Chemring announced that its US
subsidiaries, Alloy Surfaces Inc. and
Kilgore Flares have been awarded
flare contracts totaling $49 million.
This induded a $14.3 million US Army
contract for M211 Special Materials
Decoys (SMDs) and an $18.9 million
US Navy contract for MJU-49/B
SMDs, both awarded to Alloy Surfaces.
Kilgore received a $7.5 million US Air
Force contract for M206 and MJU-7A/B
flares, as wetl as an $8.3 million award
for MJU-32A/B flares.
• Elbit Systems' El-Op business unit
disptayed a fult-size mode l of its Com·
mercial Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasures
(C-MUSIC) system. The
system, housed in a 2.7-rneter-long
pod, uses a fiber laser and is designed
to protect large jet aircraft against
IR rnan-portable air defense systems
(MANPADS). Elbit also announced
that it has received a contract in excess
of $15 rnillion from Elettronica to
supply ELT-572 DIRCM (directed infrared
countermeasures) systerns for in·
stallation on various Italian Air Force
platforrns. Based on El-Op's MUSIC systern,
the ELT-572 was jointly funded
by the two companies.
• Raytheon announced that it has received
a contract to supply its ALR·
69A digital radar warning receiver
for the US Air Force's KC-46 Tanker
program.
• ITT Electronic Systems (now ITT Ex·
elis) was rnarketing its ALQ-136(V)5
RF jammer for helicopter applications
with a specific eye on the internation·
al market. The cornpany said it was receiving
interest from severat potential
custorners frorn around the world. As
the cornpany waits for a custorner to
restart the production line, the com·
pany is pursuing technologicat improvements
to the system, based on
advancements from other programs.
• Northrop Grurnman said its APG-81
AESA radar and AAQ·37 Distributed
Aperture System perforrned well
aboard the F-35 during 2011 Northern
Edge exercises. During t he event,
the APG-81 featured Block 3 software
with electronic protection, electronic
attack capabilities and passive modes.
The AAQ-37 flew with Block 2 soft·
ware, enabling it to track multiple
aircraft in every direction sirnultaneously.
The Joint Etectrornagnetic
Preparedness for Advanced Cornbat
(JEPAC) at Nellis AFB, NV was arnong
the organizations that supervised
2011 Northern Edge.
• Terrna A/S announced that it has re·
ceived an order from the Norwegian
Govemrnent to deliver an undisclosed
quantity of Pylon Integrated Dispensing
Systerns for instaltation on the
Royal Norwegian Air Force's {RNOAF)
F-16s. Installed on F-16's wing stations
3 and 7, the RNOAF PIDS will feature
the Cassidian AAR-60(V)2 Missile
Launch Detection Systern-F (MILDS-F)
in a three sensor configuration and
ALQ-213 EW Management Systerns,
which were already installed on the
aircraft. In the cockpit. the upgrade
atso includes a full-color Advanced
Threat Display to replace the 1310
RWR display and a Countermeasures
Signal Processor.
• Northrop Grumrnan and Selex Galileo
jointly announced plans to develop
an "ITAR free" Directional Infrared
Counterrneasures (DIRCM) systern for
international users. Their goal is to
develop an open architecture DIRCM
systern that does not face restriction
under US International Traffic
in Arrns Regulations. The cornpanies
would not give a tirneline, but noted
that after completing some final
business they would be working to
produce a systern as soon as possible
to compete on the international
market. Elbit Systems and Elettronica
are currently offering the ELT-572
a laser-based DIRCM, which does not
fall under any ITAR restrictions. -
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