Northrop Grumman has secured a full-rate production (FRP) contract for the US Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system. The five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract is valued at $959.1m. The CIRCM system is intended to offer protection to US Army rotary-wing and medium fixed-wing aircraft against infrared-guided missiles, shoulder-fired, vehicle-launched, and other missiles threats.
The lightweight, laser-based countermeasure system uses advanced Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology.
In March, Northrop Grumman announced that the CIRCM missile defence system completed a six-month initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) activity and was ready to enter FRP.
Developed using Lean-Agile software, the CIRCM system features an open architecture that allows integration with existing hardware, upgrades, as well as helps reduce lifecycle costs....MORE
