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LaBarge Receives Contract For LAIRCM Missile Defense Program
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 17, 2009 LaBarge has been awarded a $1.6 million contract from Northrop Grumman to continue to produce electronic equipment for the AN/AAQ-24(V) Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system. LaBarge has worked on the program for nearly a decade. The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system is the only operational DIRCM system in production today that is designed to protect military aircraft from infrared-guided missiles, which are growing in popularity among terrorist groups and in third world countries. LAIRCM automatically detects a missile launch, determines if it is a threat and activates a high-intensity countermeasures system to track and defeat the threat. LAIRCM is a modular system comprised of a family of proven components that can be mixed and matched (based on specific platform, mission and budget requirements) to protect a wide range of large and small aircraft, both rotary and fixed wing. Related Links LaBarge The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
Defense Focus: Weapons for war Part Three
Washington (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 The Iran-Iraq War ended 21 years ago. It was amazingly ignored at the time by the mainstream U.S. media and pundits, and in the light of the two super-successful, blitzkrieg U.S. victories over Iraq in the 1991 and 2003 Gulf wars, it has been largely ignored since. Yet that bloody "forgotten war" killed more than 1 million people and was filled with crucial tactical, strategic and procurement lessons for the U.S. armed forces and other militaries in the 21st century. (Part 4: The weapons needed in 21st century low-tech struggles) |
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