Armtec Countermeasures has received a $23 million contract from the Navy in support of the Air Expendable Countermeasures Program.

The AECP contract announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense falls under the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office. The contract contains a one year option that if exercised will bring the total value of the contract to $48.5 million.

Work will be conducted in Camden, Ariz., and is projected to be complete by Dec. 2020. If the contract option is invoked, work will continue into 2021. Fiscal 2017 Air Force aircraft and ammunition procurement funds in the amount of $23 million will be obligated upon award.

Air expendable countermeasures are disposable devices dropped from aircraft to foil incoming enemy missiles, including chaff, flares, and radio-frequency jammers.

Chaff is a passive-jamming system intended to confuse radar seeker heads with clouds of metallic strips that reflect radar energy. Flares are heat sources to attract infrared guidance systems, while RF jammers scramble radio-frequency targeting beams.

Combined with electronic-warfare suites onboard either the aircraft itself or from support aircraft and evasive maneuvers, air expendable countermeasures are a primary defense against incoming enemy missiles.

The Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office operates under the Navy and is responsible for the development and acquisition of protective systems for tactical aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps, and for some systems the Air Force.

Tweet

RAMSYS GmbH awarded RAM missile contract
Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017
RAMSYS GmbH is being awarded a $92.3 million contract for design and development work on the Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2B as part of a joint effort between Germany and the U.S. The contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Friday, will be completely funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. Work will be conducted mainly at Ueberlingen, Germany, and several other sites ac ... read more

Related Links
Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com
All about missiles at SpaceWar.com

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only